JR. Forasteros - October 11, 2015
Werewolves
The Werewolf is a person who has a beast living inside them. We know what that's like: to have something inside us, something we try to control. But just like the monster stories, no matter how hard we try, the Wolf gets out. And our sin doesn't just hurt us, it hurts the people around us. So what's the cure? How do we get rid of the Wolf inside? How do we find victory from the Sin we've dealt with for so long?
From Series: "Monsters"
Why do we love stories about monsters? Vampires, werewolves, zombies and ghosts fascinate us - which is strange. Monster stories aren't really about monsters - they're about us. Monster stories externalize our deepest fears about ourselves. If we're willing to face our monsters head-on, we can find freedom and hope. Let the monsters die that the humans can live!
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My wife Teresa and I started dating around Christmas time. So one of the first things I learned about her is that she LOVES Christmas lights. We would go out on a date, to eat, or for coffee, and we would get back in the car to take her back home and she would get this mischievous gleam in her eyes. Almost like that little kid who just got caught in the act of something terrible.
I would smile and say, “What are you thinking?” We went Christmas light hunting. You know like house hunting, but with Christmas lights, we would look for the creative displays, the ones that go along with music in your car, we would drive through street after street just looking for that sparkle that pierced through the darkness.
I think one night we used a whole tank of gas looking at Christmas lights. For Teresa, Christmas lights embody Christmas, they are the beauty that shines through the night, the beacon that screams Christmas is here. If she could spend every night looking at Christmas lights I am convinced she would.
Right now, we can see Christmas lights everywhere.
We all have that one neighbors that takes Christmas lights a little too seriously (like National Lampoon’s Christmas vacation or Jingle all the way), or the two neighbors that are at war for the most lights you could possible fit on one single house. If you don’t know who that is in your neighborhood it might be you.
Sometimes with things like Christmas we forget the meaning behind our traditions. Christmas lights were not originally hung for decorations or contests. Christmas is that light of hope, Christmas reminds us that Jesus is the light of the world.
