Comments on: The Birth of Christ http://www.emergingwomen.us/2007/12/18/the-birth-of-christ/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:35:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Sensuous Wife http://www.emergingwomen.us/2007/12/18/the-birth-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-3864 Sensuous Wife Thu, 20 Dec 2007 17:46:00 +0000 http://www.emergingwomen.us/2007/12/18/the-birth-of-christ/#comment-3864 Thanks, alice. My experience reminded me of a theme that is so common in emergence that of recapturing the essence of loving and living the Jesus way instead of endlessly miming church tradition "just because we've always done it that way".<br/><br/>It's a funny paradox isn't it? <br/>We have Christmas pageants to remind us of Christ's actual birth in Bethlehem yet if we tell the story often enough we remember the occasion where he heard the story more than the actual story. <br/><br/>Being a mom, I understand that kids learn by doing and the roleplaying in a pageant is great way for tactile learners to "go there" and learn. But I really needed to see MiddleEastern Mary and Joseph in an actual stable in a cave to remember that's the way it really was. Thanks, alice. My experience reminded me of a theme that is so common in emergence that of recapturing the essence of loving and living the Jesus way instead of endlessly miming church tradition “just because we’ve always done it that way”.

It’s a funny paradox isn’t it?
We have Christmas pageants to remind us of Christ’s actual birth in Bethlehem yet if we tell the story often enough we remember the occasion where he heard the story more than the actual story.

Being a mom, I understand that kids learn by doing and the roleplaying in a pageant is great way for tactile learners to “go there” and learn. But I really needed to see MiddleEastern Mary and Joseph in an actual stable in a cave to remember that’s the way it really was.

]]> By: Alice http://www.emergingwomen.us/2007/12/18/the-birth-of-christ/comment-page-1/#comment-3862 Alice Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:59:00 +0000 http://www.emergingwomen.us/2007/12/18/the-birth-of-christ/#comment-3862 This movie affected me last year in the very same way. I also grew up doing the Christmas Eve children's pageants and as an adult, rehearsing and directing them with children. Joseph's story moved me deeply as it does in the Matthew account, but the movie brought him so to life and caused me to ponder much. I'm glad you shared. This movie affected me last year in the very same way. I also grew up doing the Christmas Eve children’s pageants and as an adult, rehearsing and directing them with children. Joseph’s story moved me deeply as it does in the Matthew account, but the movie brought him so to life and caused me to ponder much. I’m glad you shared.

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