I decided our family's Christmas would be simple and spirit-centered. Green to parenting, I defined spiritual as anything that allowed me a minute to reflect on what, beyond the laundry, mattered.
Our "no" is a human rejection of God's claim on us as our creator, sustainer and lord, a rejection that produces alienation and isolation, even from ourselves.
This week at Theology Pub
we discussed Thanksgiving from various angles. I found it an
interesting topic because giving thanks—and gratitude in general—is
certainly not unique to people of faith.