Celebrating Abundance BIBLES > NRSV New Revised Standard Version > General and release--along with a new

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

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

Celebrating Abundance BIBLES > NRSV New Revised Standard Version > General and release--along with a newTo 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