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Edington could have retreated into his grief, but instead, he preached three Christmas sermons that week on a topic he had never talked about before: Joseph, the husband of Mary and, as he pointed out, the "adoptive" father of Jesus. But he did not stop there. He began working on a book about Joseph that further delved into the nature of the relationship between the older man and his holy child...
...four angelic dreams; he marries her and gets her to Bethlehem; spirits mother and child off to Egypt when they are threatened by the murderous King Herod; then settles them in Nazareth. Yet there are strange omissions and truncations. Joseph is not described as present at Jesus' birth or the reception of the shepherds. The Egyptian trip is not actually recounted. The last reference to Joseph as a living person--a single sentence--occurs when Jesus is 12, shortly after Christ has made a rather cutting distinction between his parents on earth and his real "Father." Joseph's death goes...
...Christmas message is to herald Jesus' arrival-Evangelicals are known by that name for a reason-then some critics wonder how it helps to close a church's doors. "It does muddy the message if, for convenience and pleasure, people are taking church out of Christmas," says Ed Vitigliano, a spokesman for the American Family Association, which has led the boycott against retailers who use "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas." A pastor at a church in Pontotoc, Miss., Vitigliano's church will be open on the 25th. "Part of celebrating Christmas should always be keeping the focus on Christ...
...before I go I must remind you to get your 12-year-old cousin the DVD of Lars von Trier’s “Dogville” for Christmas. She’ll love it! And don’t forget to bake a cake for Baby Jesus! —Staff writer Clint J. Froehlich can be reached at froehlic@fas.harvard.edu...
...possibility of redemption, it avoids any overt mention of Christianity.“Orion,” for example, is a pre-flood fantasy in which Adam feels the effects of the Fall and is eventually redeemed. Names like “Adam,” “Jesus,” and “God” will not, however, be used, according to an e-mail from Peter J. Churness, Rebel Planet’s Executive Producer. Another title, “Land of Lies,” concerns overcoming lies about God in order...