🔒 Christmas is Not An Escape
🔒 Christmas is Not An Escape
Christmas is often framed as relief — a pause, a comfort, a sentimental shelter from the weight of the world. But the original claim of Christmas is far more severe. God does not remove humanity from history; He enters it. This essay reflects on Christmas as commitment rather than escape, and on why incarnation makes neutrality impossible.
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