Sermon 12/24/19 Luke 2:1-20/9pm version Keep Christmas Well This Advent, I’ve been reading a book called Almost Christmas : A Wesleyan Advent Experience , which opens like this: “In a particular episode of the classic comic strip Dennis the Menace, Dennis is standing in the living room on Christmas morning, brightly decorated tree in the corner, with stacks of empty boxes and shreds of wrapping paper all around him. Having opened up his mountains of Christmas gifts, he stands there, arms outstretched and yelling at the top of his lungs for all in the house to hear: ‘Is that all?’ “Of course, we want to tell Dennis that he missed the point. We prefer to remember that Christmas is not about receiving presents, checking off your wish lists, and getting everything you want. Despite what holiday retailers would want us to believe, Black Friday does not define Christmas Day. “Yet, if we are honest, we do find ourselves resonating at a certain level with dear Dennis. As we g
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