Overwhelmed? Overstimulated? Worried about parties, decorating or a gift list that keeps growing? Most of us know the feeling. Christmas often doesn’t feel like a celebration of Christ at all. What would Christ feel about modern Christmas?

We live in a world of technology, convenience and excess — nothing like the humble world Christ entered 2,000 years ago. Perhaps attempting to be more like Christ can be even more powerful than simply remembering him in turning Christmas from a burden to a joy.

Although Jesus Christ is the model for all Christian living, that doesn’t mean our idea of him is always accurate. C.S. Lewis wisely said , “My idea of God is not a divine idea. It has to be shattered time after time.” Often, we warp God into a Santa-like wish-fulfiller, not the being portraye

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