Has Jesus Left the Building?

A. Unabashed Pacifist:

This I cannot fathom as anything but madness: a church seminar on peace and justice (great!) and it provokes another group of “Christians” to demonstrate their “moral” outrage outside the church entrance.

B. Unabashed Christian:

Holy Child,

I, too, placed a gift beside your manger.
It has no monetary value like the gifts of the wise men do.
It will not sustain you on your sojourn in Egypt.
It will not protect you from your gruesome death.
It might go entirely unnoticed in this world.
But you will notice it. You will value it. You will sustain it. You will protect it, the gift of my heart.
Amen

C. Un-quoting Jesus:

“My Mom believes in natural childbirth.”

[Things don’t always go according to plan. Maybe her other children? But He never said this.]

D. Blog: A Parable

"Herod slew the male children under two years of age..." – Matthew’s gospel

Once there was a church that decided to be of service to Christmas shoppers at a local mall.
The women's group offered cookies and hot chocolate at a minimal cost.
The choir sang holiday songs.
The children performed a play.
The preacher dressed up as Santa Claus.
The mall manager gratefully invited them to come back next year.
Jesus left the building…