Weekly Links (12/21/2012) – Christmas Edition

“To an open house in the evening
Home shall all men come,
To an older place than Eden
And a taller town than Rome.
To the end of the way of the wandering star,
To the things that cannot be and that are,
To the place where God was homeless
And all men are at home.”
(From “Christmas Poem,” by GK Chesterton)

by Stephen Rodgers

Long-time readers of the Beacon…and anyone with halfway-decent search-fu…will know that every year around this time we do a special Christmas-themed edition of the weekly links.  We’ve done it before in 2009, 2010, and 2011, and it’s that time once again here in 2012.

APOLOGETICS

One site that has done yeoman’s work on the issue of “Christmas apologetics” is the (in)famous Triablogue.  They have their own overview of annual post on the subject going back several years, along with an entire category dedicated to the subject of Christmas.  Here are a few specific examples:

SANTA CLAUS

Ah yes, the ever controversial man in the red suit. No, not that one; I’m talking about Santa Claus.

THEOLOGY & CULTURE

Again, I’d encourage you to review the posts from previous years, since you’ll find a host of related information there as well.  This year, we wanted to highlight:

Merry Christmas everyone.

Pro Rege