Celebrating Abundance BIBLES > NRSV New Revised Standard Version > General Christians are counter-cultural: our primary

Christians are counter-cultural: our primary goal should not be to raise intelligent

or suffering into our stories

Be still and be blessed

and yet it is also an important contribution to ecumenism and to the life of Christian devotion

Louie Giglio helps you find encouragement

Celebrating Abundance BIBLES > NRSV New Revised Standard Version > General Christians are counter-cultural: our primaryTo prepare for Christmas in our society is to be sucked into a vortex of indulgence, from decor to gifts to calorie rich foods. Layer upon layer of tinsel, lights, chocolate drizzle, and wrapping paper create the illusion of abundance, disguising the feeling of emptiness in our souls. The arrival of the Messiah, by contrast, is true abundance disguised by the impression of scarcity. Training our eyes to see through the rough stable, the adolescent