Christmas was different this year. it was our first. it was our first up north. our first without our families. one thing that was similar this year, as in years past, somehow seemed more revealed. we went to Christmas service with our friends at a small non-denominational church in the country of ohio. it read the same as ones i've heard in the past. the same a lot of people have. a couple Christmas tracks. followed by children performing touching Christmas related skits/songs/dramas. then the Christmas sermon. this speaker decided to add a reading of a writer that was writing to inform us that we don't care enough about Jesus. the sermon was an acronym for L.I.G.H.T. . it started to blur about mid way through the I, i think. there was a little boy slightly more entertaining in the row up that we were getting our entertainment from. the main idea was the what was the same as years past. God is to be feared and He could take everything away if He wanted. i'm not going to go into a debate about theology and this pastors/congregations beliefs versus mine. all i wanted to say is that it made me aware of the fake personalities and nonacceptance this church and others i've attended put out. that made me angry on Christmas eve. we did have love with our friends, which is what the point was.
