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Thursday, December 8, 2011
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Rewriting the Christmas Story
Last night we were watching the new nativity movie the church has produced. I thought Darin and I had done a pretty good job of teaching our children this beautiful true story of Christ's birth. However, I realized that pop culture has a strong hold on our kids after Matthew shared his "knowledge".
When watching the part of the wisemen bringing gifts to Jesus, Darin asked, "What were the gifts?" Matthew enthusiastically exclaimed in earnest, "Gold, silver, and rum!" Really? Was Jack Sparrow one of the wisemen?
Shortly after that we were watching Mary, Joseph, and little Jesus flee to Egypt. Darin asked, "Why were they going to Egypt?" Once again, Matthew came through with, "Because King Hagrid wanted to kill all the baby boys!" And all along I thought Hagrid was one of the good guys!
We all laughed and laughed after both of these revelations. However, I think we will be revisiting the real story of Christmas and clear up any misunderstandings.
When watching the part of the wisemen bringing gifts to Jesus, Darin asked, "What were the gifts?" Matthew enthusiastically exclaimed in earnest, "Gold, silver, and rum!" Really? Was Jack Sparrow one of the wisemen?
Shortly after that we were watching Mary, Joseph, and little Jesus flee to Egypt. Darin asked, "Why were they going to Egypt?" Once again, Matthew came through with, "Because King Hagrid wanted to kill all the baby boys!" And all along I thought Hagrid was one of the good guys!
We all laughed and laughed after both of these revelations. However, I think we will be revisiting the real story of Christmas and clear up any misunderstandings.
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