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Pastor's Blog

Are Christmas Carols too Simplistic for Today’s Troubles?

12/12/2020

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Russell Moore shares a story of dropping into a lo- cal bookstore and overhearing a man talk about why he hated Christmas music. Moore wrote:

This guy started by lampooning one pop singer
’s Christmas album, and I found myself smiling in agreement on how awful it is. But then he went on to say that he hated Christmas music across the board. That’s when I started to feel as though I might be in the presence of the Grinch. But then this man explained why he found the music so bad ... It was boring. “Christmas is boring because there’s no narrative tension,” he said. “It’s like reading a book with no conflict.”

No conflict. Every good story has conflict!

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Steele Memorial United Methodist Church
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Barboursville, WV  25504
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Rev. Kevin Lantz - Senior Pastor
Rev. Ralph G. Sager, Jr. - Pastor Emeritus