Thursday, December 13, 2007

the reason...


for the season. How many times have you ever heard that phrase about Christmas? It's true that we totally forget (or are completely sick of hearing about) what Christmas is about. It's not that we don't care, believe it, or want to think about it, it's just that a lot of people get sick of Christmas 2 weeks into December. We've also heard about it so many times in our lives, its really hard to sit and be moved while remembering an event that took place over 2000 years ago. When we try and remember it, our thoughts are dominated by little Nativity scenes, Christmas carols, snow, Santa, and Christmas Trees...it all can be distracting. The month leading up to Christmas is called Advent, and I really doubt 98% of people really knows what that means. I didn't, so I did a little research. The word Advent comes from the latin word adventus which comes from the greek word parousia which refers to the Second Coming of Christ. That's confusing. Simply put, Advent is a time that not only is supposed to remind us of the historical event of Jesus' birth, but is also to remind us that he is living and will come back again. That was the original intent of the Christmas season. We don't just remember something that has come and gone in the distant past, get some sentimental feelings and open presents to feel happy...we remember that Jesus didn't leave us alone. He came to this earth, and he's coming back again. That changes the meaning a little bit...

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Soccer Game


Maybe they should lower the stadium ticket prices......