The more things change

the more they stay the same.

Luke 23:6-12 tells of when Jesus was brought

before Herod.

Herod Antipas, that is.

Just 33 years earlier 

Herod the Great

had sought to kill Jesus.

Neither guy was effective in 

squelching this "Jesus" thing.

The first guy had a lot

of innocent baby boys killed.

The second one chickened out

and passed the buck. 

Where's the Christmas in this story?

I'm not sure but I'm drawn to the 

concept of 

"squelching" Jesus.

Our society is doing it's best to

take the Christ out of 

Christmas.

There, is a movement of 

"Jesus is the reason for the season."

But even that falls short.

Jesus is bigger than the season.

 He was not sent to fulfill mankind's

need for a celebration. 

Jesus was sent to save the world from it's sins.