Christmas isn’t Jesus real birthday. It has become a widely accepted time to reflect on His birth though. What’s more important, in my books, is not whether we say, “Merry Christmas”, or “Happy Holidays”, but that we embody the essence of Jesus’ coming. This is a great time to reflect on God coming to us. In fact “adventus”, the Latin root of “advent” loosely translates, “the coming” or “arrival”. It’s inspiring to see some people share their reflections on social media. Here are some noteworthy Christmas social media posts.
Uncle Bob always has a way with words. He’s on point.
Heaven leaned over the rails in anticipation;
Love was about to get a new name.— Bob Goff (@bobgoff) December 24, 2018
Later in his life, I bet the Innkeeper wished he'd made more room than he thought he had for Jesus.
Me too.— Bob Goff (@bobgoff) December 22, 2019
ChurchMag loves Scott. We’ve had him and Justin, his co-author on one of their books, feature on one of our podcast episodes. Anyways, Scott has had a great series of advent posts. Here are some of the posts I loved.
Anyways, you can see the rest of Scott’s advent posts on his Instagram.
Across the pond in London, Stephen Foster, preaching pastor at Holy Trinity Brompton, quotes C.S. Lewis. What would Christmas be without a CS Lewis quote:
https://twitter.com/SteveFosterldn/status/1209400974072262656?s=20
Pete Greig from 24-7 Prayer also quotes C.S. Lewis:
“My idea of God has to be shattered time after time. He shatters it Himself… Could we not almost say that this shattering is one of the marks of His presence? The Incarnation leaves all previous ideas of the Messiah in ruins.”
~ C.S.Lewis
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📷 Banksy ‘Scar of Bethlehem’ pic.twitter.com/x6n8pZrnKO— Pete Greig (@PeteGreig) December 24, 2019
Sam’s profound words remind us, well read them for yourself.
https://twitter.com/SamAllberry/status/1208506473258668038?s=20
Justice is inseparable from Jesus’ coming, Propaganda reminds us
https://www.instagram.com/p/B5isdIbgKLx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Shane also weighs in
Not only WAS Jesus a refugee…
Jesus IS a refugee.
In the suffering, we find Jesus in his most distressing disguises.“When you welcome the stranger, you welcome me… whatsoever you do unto the least of these, you do unto me.” -Jesus pic.twitter.com/30vfUcwnPH
— Shane Claiborne (@ShaneClaiborne) December 24, 2019
Carlos too
This Christmas, let’s not gather around the name of Jesus while ignoring the ways of Jesus.
Remember the poor
Visit the prisoner
Feed the hungry
Clothe the naked
Welcome the stranger
Deliver the oppressed
Serve the least
And rise for the marginalized.God waits for us there.
— Carlos A. Rodríguez (@CarlosHappyNPO) December 24, 2019
Not the expected social media post but Humblebeast‘s Thomas’ track is worth a listen
To listen to it on Apple Music go here.
With so much emphasis on Christmas service, a refocusing is most welcome
https://twitter.com/esaumccaulley/status/1209519902509469697?s=20
Some posts from ChurchMag’s Instagram
Yes, Christmas isn’t exactly Jesus’ birthday, but there’s more good that can come from reflecting on what His coming or arriving means for us and our world than not.
There are so many other noteworthy Christmas social media posts I could’ve included. These are only a few. Is there anything you’ve come across online you’d like to share?
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