Guilt and the Ghost of Christmas Past

“Come in! and know me better, man!” In this special episode, Justin Holcomb shares how the Ghost of Christmas Present in Dickens’s ‘A Christmas Carol’ teaches us about grace and peace and the invitation to feast in the Christian life. (Episode SP007)

“Before I draw nearer to that stone to which you point,” said Scrooge, “answer me one question.” In this special episode, Michael Horton shares how the Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come in Dickens’s A Christmas Carol points us to our need for a transformation, but how only the gospel can move us from behavioral change to living a new life of gratitude and joy. (Episode SP008)

The first advent of Christ lays the groundwork for His impending second advent. While the first advent story explains how Christ, the Word, became flesh in the womb of a virgin, the second advent looks forward to Christ’s return as the enthroned King, enacting the final restoration of creation.

The Lord Christ is for ever, without beginning with the Father. And yet ask what today is; it’s a birthday. Whose? The Lord’s. Has he really got a birthday? He has. The Word in the beginning, God with God, has a birthday? Yes, he has. Unless he had a human birth, we would never attain to the divine rebirth […]

Since the infinitude of God’s love is what begins to make sense of the incarnation and birth of the divine Son, then for those who do not know God’s love, the Nativity remains forever an absurdity—and nothing more. For only God’s powerful and gracious work in the human heart can make sense of the confounding wisdom of his redemptive plan and eternally unravel the great mystery of the God-Man.

If you’re looking for some fun listening for the holiday season—whether it’s to brighten your commute or have something edifying to play as you drive around looking at Christmas lights—we have you covered!