Merry Christmas from Junkyard Wisdom! Here’s a letter I wrote some time ago but still seems powerful and has always been one of my favorites. My hope is it gathers us together toward the true hope, meaning, and power of Christmas.
David L. Fleming writes, “The son of God became poor by becoming incarnate. He embraced poverty in the circumstances of his earthly life. God was born in a stable manger and was given the name Jesus. His parents fled with him as refugees to escape a murderous tyrant. Later he lived a simple workman’s life in Nazareth. He became …