A Book and an Album

The Traveler

I think one of our greatest capabilities as human is the ability to forget. We often get so caught up in the story of our lives, that we forget all about the story and miss out on the joy and journey of it all.

I think this is especially true with Christmas. Caught up in all things about Christmas, yet we forget what Christmas really is.  A  couple of things have brought me back this year to the simpler things in Christmas.

The first is this short story I found at Starbucks the other day. It is called the Traveler written and illustrated by brother Daniel and Daren Simkin. A great story about what we do with our time.

The second is a wonderfully written “Christmas” song titled, “This is War” by Dustin

The Good Night is Still Everywhere

Kensrue in his latest album. The Good Night is Still Everywhere. Here are the lyrics to the song.

This is war like you ain’t seen.
This winter’s long, it’s cold and mean.
With hangdog hearts we stood condemned,
But the tide turns now at Bethlehem.

This is war and born tonight,
The Word as flesh, the Lord of Light,
The Son of God, the low-born king;
Who demons fear, of whom angels sing.

This is war on sin and death;
The dark will take it’s final breath.
It shakes the earth, confounds all plans;
The mystery of God as man.

Check both of these items out. I hope they bring you the simple joy that they brought me, this Christmas season.