<![CDATA[If you’re tired of giving the regular answer, and someone asks you what Christmas is about, you can tell them that sometimes it’s about football. (And not the Charlie-Brown-and-Lucy kind either.) Some people refer to Christianity as a backward religion, but I prefer to think of it more as an upside-down kingdom. Obviously, I’m not…

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<![CDATA[ (My apologies to a commenter at Eugene Cho’s Beauty and Depravity, from whom I so judiciously ganked the term “snowpacalypse” … considering all the hysterics from Seattlites and Portlanders who aren’t used to a ton of snow, it just seemed perfect.) First, I offer a passage from the latest edition of Experiencing God, a…

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<![CDATA[So I gave into a small guilty pleasure tonight. I watched the movie on the airplane. Usually if I’m watching a movie on an airplane, it’s something I’ve brought myself for that express purpose, and I’m watching it on my computer. I normally can’t stand watching the movies that the airlines play, because I hate…

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<![CDATA[I imagine that the one thing that most of us really enjoy about Christmas is the sense of nostalgia and tradition that it has come to represent in our lives. We choose to spend time with family, and we take part in activities that help us to get into “the Christmas spirit.” You know, eggnog,…

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