Tag: John Blase

  • What I Read in December

    What I Read in December

    Decembers are busy months, filled with parties and lists and shopping trips. They’re not often filled with books. I wrote this year about how I was not excited for Christmas, and I think part of the reason is that I hadn’t been reading. My heart gets a little grumpy when I haven’t been reading often…

  • A Song of Joy & Sadness on The First Christmas

    A Song of Joy & Sadness on The First Christmas

      That first Christmas, there was joy. There was wonder and awe and salvation. There was also sadness. Christ’s coming meant peace on Earth, but it was not immediate. That first Christmas also held devastation. Mary’s joy was the joy of a new mother, a joy made infinitely more full as the mother of the Christ…