tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326792094287325881.post6538330223114461692..comments2023-10-20T07:44:46.583-05:00Comments on a long way from home: Blogging The Week Before ChristmasEvan D. Garnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05395940526434441825noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3326792094287325881.post-59979099628353812122016-12-19T15:02:44.019-06:002016-12-19T15:02:44.019-06:00To add to the problem, we know that we will have a...To add to the problem, we know that we will have a great number of people who rarely, if ever, come to church except at this and perhaps one other time in the year. They may be here because some family or friend guilted them into it. They may not be trying to make their way to the manger at all; they're trying to endure it so they can get on with some turkey and some mistletoe and presents on the tree. We want to reach these folks with the Good News, but we don't want to punish those who come every Sunday to hear us by saying only what (the Rev.) Captain Obvious would say!DMeginnisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16707891117491873503noreply@blogger.com