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On Wednesday 6
th January – Epiphany – Donald Trump supporters stormed the Capitol building, forcing the suspension of a joint session of Congress to certify Joe Biden’s electoral victory. Protestors made it to the senate floor and it took the police almost four hours to secure the building. One protestor was shot dead inside the building and three others died from “medical emergencies” over the course of the protests, according to police.
World leaders respond
World leaders were quick to condemn the horror unfolding in Washington. UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson wrote on Twitter:
“Disgraceful scenes in U.S. Congress. The United States stands for democracy around the world and it is now vital that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power.”
It isn’t “Heaven Is for Real,” either.
The new film “Chasing the Rain” may be bookended by Christmas scenes and deal with Christian themes, but theologian and pastor Greg Boyd puts it in the genre of Job, the biblical book about one man’s unrelenting suffering.
The film which follows a struggling young photographer named Eric through one bad break after another released on Amazon Prime Video just before the holidays.
“The movie at its core is not just about the spiritual themes. It’s also about some human themes just what loneliness looks like, what grief looks like,” said Grand Rapids, Michigan-based filmmaker Cindy Jansen, who wrote, directed and produced the film.
January 7, 2021
It’s hard to put into words exactly what went down during Wednesday’s mass chaos in Washington D.C., an attempted insurrection incited by the President against sitting lawmakers that left one woman dead after being shot by Capitol police and three others dead from medical emergencies. The word “unprecedented” gets thrown around a lot but it is hard to think of an American comparison here. The buildup to this moment has been long and, of course, predicted but nevertheless, the State of the Union is fragile.
Christian leaders from across the political and ideological spectrum weighed in with their thoughts, which were unusually relevant to the situation. The people who stormed the Capitol building did so with “JESUS 2020” signs, “In God We Trust” banners and one enormous cross. It was a Christian Nationalist endeavor from bottom to top, a violent mob adorned in a pop Christian aesthetic. Christians have a responsibility to speak up against a violent m
We’ve been here before.
In the weeks leading up to Christmas, many of us relax. We spend time with family, sharing anecdotes of Christmases past with a smile, and quietly reflecting on what this time of year is meant for loving each other and remembering the joy of our Savior’s birth.
Well … maybe not.
When December rolls around, most of us find ourselves squeezed between our convictions about responsible stewardship and the cacophony of messages ever wooing us toward indulgent consumption.
Then, when the credit card bill arrives in January, we lament that as if against our will we’ve once again been dragged into the holiday marketing machine and spit out like packing peanuts. And we’re not even festive pagans.