Growing up, my Muslim family never celebrated Christmas. This year I am not going home, because pandemic, so my roommates are teaching me how to have my first proper Christmas.
I am approaching this with anthropological precision.
Here are a few observations.
anybody else almost miss the quarantine of march/april where at least the rules were clear instead of this vague and bad time where like half of your friends are shut indoors and the other half are recreating woodstock at the local bar
Christian men,
Jesus protected women.
Empowered women.
Honored women publicly.
Released the voice of women.
Confided in women.
Was funded by women.
Celebrated women by name.
Learned from women.
Respected women.
And spoke of women as examples to follow.
Our turn.
Do we read God’s Word to prove the thoughts we bring to the text? Or do we let the text shape our thoughts we will then apply to our lives?
If God’s Word isn't leading our thoughts, we're at risk for taking verses out of their intended context and applying them incorrectly.