Posts tagged advent
Giving Echoes Bethlehem: How Commerce Kept Christmas Alive

Every December, the same chorus returns — pastors, pundits and pious influencers lamenting that Christmas has been “commercialized.” But gift-giving isn’t a betrayal of Christmas. In truth, it’s a reenactment of it. The problem is pretense, not presents. It’s when generosity becomes performance, and the spirit of giving becomes a selfie opportunity.

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Advent Reflections On Religious Freedom And Pluralism

(OPINION) The advent of my own motherhood brought with it a deepening appreciation of the incarnational elements of religious freedom. My family is a living testimony to the religious freedom this country affords, at its best. And yet, there is more to do.

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