Few songs capture the spirit of the season for me like Isaac Watts’ 1719 hymn “Joy to the World.” The song, like the Gospels in the New Testament, joyfully denies us the chance to fixate solely on that birth in Bethlehem.

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Raiding the Ark

As a self-governing people, we must know our limits.

Texas, Against The Odds

When people decide they are willing to lose everything rather than live as serfs, that is when tyrants quiver and fall.

At the Gates of Hell

We’re not called to lives of comfort and safety; we’re called to be faithful.