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ChristMAS

Heading north on Highway 21 near Elkin, you will pass what our family most affectionately calls “The Goldilocks Church.” There’s Baby Bear, a Teenie Bear, a teenie church with its modest four pillars all in a row; then Mama Bear a grown-up church with its four pillars all in a row; and Papa Bear, the big daddy church, just like Mama Bear and Baby Bear with its four pillars all in a row.

My guess is as the congregation grew so did the church building. It must have saved them a ton in architect fees to use the same design – just put the original blueprint in the copy machine and hit zoom. 

It’s one of those churches with a sign in front of it. You know, the one with the letters. Like the signs that say: “Honk if you love Jesus. Text while driving if you want to meet him.” Or “Looking for a lifeguard? We know one that walks on water.” Or “Does your life stink? Well, we’ve got a pew for you.” Those kind of signs.

This church’s sign said: “Keep the CHRIST in Christmas.”

Hell yeah, I thought. He’s the reason for the season. 

Actually, to tell you the truth, what I really did (and this may tell you a bit of my subversive nature) is I took the CHRIST out of Christmas…and what did that give me?

Well, it gives me MAS!

I don’t know what it was, maybe the fact that I had just eaten dinner at this Cuban Restaurant called Tex Mex (misleading, right?) – but the MAS really stuck out to me.

MAS means more…more of what I wondered?

I want more of a lot of things. Maybe you want more of a lot things, too.

It seems to be a theme for most of us…we all want MAS!

But this Christmas, I’m keeping the Christ and the MAS.

I’m asking for a little MAS of Jesus?

MAS CHRIST. More Christ.

I like the sound of that. How about you?

This ChristMAS, I pray that you may you receive more of Him than you ever have before. Amen.

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Ned Erickson

Ned is the Founder and Executive Director of the Winston-Salem Fellows, a non-profit dedicated to equipping people to live seamless lives as they grow into the men and women they were created to be. He is the author of four books, including the critically acclaimed novel Clay. He, his wife, two children, dogs, rabbit, guinea pig, turtle, and chickens live in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

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