Profound Message

As of Thursday, January 5, 2012

“A Message of Healing and Hope” (Dec. 25), written by Dusty, yes, Dusty Rhoades, is one to read.

In it, he explains the triviality of the calendar day of the birth of Jesus versus the meaning of his birth. We know for a fact that Jesus was born. We know for a fact he was crucified. Pick a day, and we will say it is the day of his birth. I had a professor (Dr. Allen) who said “to literalize is to trivialize.” I try hard to remember that.

Dusty’s words here profoundly liberate us from confusing, insignificant, worldly and confining dates, and opens the door to better see the heart of Jesus. He points out that, out of darkness, there is light. That’s the message. As Christians, we know Jesus is our savior who was and is the greatest gift ever given.That cannot be taken away.

I am not sure of Dusty’s religious beliefs, but I do know he is educated well in religion. I cannot and will not argue with him. I would be holding an umbrella up to mortar fire. I am only stating that the column is so focused on a crucial, yet simple, point that I hope all will read. Well done.

Lee McGraw

Carthage

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JER 1 year, 4 months ago

Speaking from the standpoint of someone who doesn't have a horse in this race, it may be a good idea to separate the celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ from the arrival of Santa Clause. Trouble is, whatever date is selected to honor Christ's birth, an entire business marketing plan will immediately be assigned to that date as well and soon, the economy will be dependent on the amount of sales generated by the "new" event date. Then we'll have two critical sales events that determine profit and loss and how much return on investment stockholders receive. And we have not even talked about separating the date of his death from the arrival of the Easter Bunny.

dustyrhoades 1 year, 4 months ago

Thanks, Lee!

The_AnonymusProfit 1 year, 4 months ago

wdd101st has a good point, as well as relevant, another reason for the 25th is the shifting of calendar dates between kings and churches. The Russia Orthodox celebrates on a different day if you remember from a previous article. Most theologians believe that Christ was Born sometime in early September. There are many misconceptions about the birth of Christ but again, its what the message stands for. A child to bear the burden of Sin for the whole world.