Blog Entries
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The Best Christmas Ever
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 12/29/2004 - 13:29I hate using superlatives. They are too absolute. There must always be something better. Yet this Christmas seemed like a superlative Christmas to me.
Perhaps some of it comes from the back drop. I remember studying aesthetics and learning the importance of the background, the negative space, the contrast against which the picture appears. To a certain extent, that is why the advent reflection about putting Herod back in Christmas was so appealing to me. In a wonderful world, it is too easy to lose sight of what is special around us.
Personal Stuff
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Mon, 12/27/2004 - 22:57I feel that I need to provide my loyal readers more of an update than just a few pictures from Christmas. However, these updates will need to wait. There is a lot on my plate right now.
My wife's great-aunt, Anne Goodmaster, passed away on December 22nd. Today was the wake and tomorrow is the funeral. I need to pause, reflect, and add my words about her passing.
I've always wanted a smoking jacket!
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Sun, 12/26/2004 - 13:08
I've always wanted a smoking jacket!
Click on the picture to see a larger view, or go here to see more Christmas pictures.
I'll write more about the holidays soon.
SC&A's Holiday Challenge
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Thu, 12/23/2004 - 23:07Over on Sigmund, Carl and Alfred, a brilliant guest post has what has turned out to be a challenge that is harder than it first appears to be. Go out and find a blog of someone radically different from your own, and write something nice about it.
Advent Reflection - Putting Herod back in Christmas
Submitted by Aldon Hynes on Wed, 12/22/2004 - 15:19I just received an email with a great reflection entitled: Putting Herod back into Christmas.
"Herod represents the dark side of the gospel. He reminds us that Jesus didn't enter a world of sparkly Christmas cards or a world of warm spiritual sentiment. Jesus enters a world of real pain, of serious dysfunction, a world of brokenness and political oppression."
The contrast of Herod is what brings Christmas into sharp focus. Please read the whole reflection, and have a Merry Christmas.
