On Babies and Politics
God has got this thing for babies. In the midst of all the immense, complex political troubles of Judah, God kept offering babies as signs, inviting King Ahaz to what Alastair Roberts calls ‘the politics of the child’: politics centred on trust, vulnerability and long-range vision.
"It used to be that the tinsel and lights of Christmas didn’t dare emerge until the black cats and orange pumpkins of Halloween were stripped from the shelves. But this year I saw Christmas trees in early October! We had not even given proper thanksgiving for the harvest before boughs of holly decked the halls, enticing us into a winter wonderland.
I resent this headlong rush into the Christmas season. It frenzies my spirit when I long to linger in the dying days of autumn. So I was resentful when I found Isaiah 9, traditionally a Christmas Eve text, listed as the scripture reading for today: “For a child has been born for us. A son given to us.” Good heavens, even the narrative lectionary has succumbed to “the Christmas creep.”
Yet as I pondered this text, I was reminded that the prophet Isaiah did not write with the nativity scene in mind. " (from the article)
| Type | |
| Genre | Item with Questions, Introductory Reference |
| Expression | General Writing/Recording, Sermon |
| Topic | Politics |
| Audience | Adults |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Canadian Mennonite |
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