Frequent contributor J. Thomas Black shares some insights into the spiritual significance of Jesus' birth.
WE LONG HAVE KNOWN what Christmas shouldn't—and doesn't—mean. Every year we hear and read comments that decry the materialism of the season. But to know what Christmas does signify is not always as obvious.
We may not yet know all that Christ Jesus brought to the world, even though it is two thousand years since he came. Yet a moment of clear spiritual insight can tell us more about Jesus' life and the significance of Christmas than all the perspective of history. And perhaps we glean the clearest insights into this season when the tone of our thought is closest to the tone represented by the manger setting where Jesus appeared—quiet, joyous, meek.
