In the Face of Power and Evil

Luke 2:1-2; Revelation 12:1-6 Bahar al-Assad is gone. Trump is back. Trudeau is in trouble.  Netanyahu. Putin. Milei. Zelensky. Rutu. Xi Jinping. The world is ruled by powers that shift and change. Some cheer the transitions. Others rally to protect them. The world seems like a hot mess! What is going on? Who is really in charge?  We're less than a week away from Christmas Day when we Christians celebrate that in the days of Caesar Augustus, a baby was born and Herod lost his mind. How can we understand the massive impact of the arrival of the Prince of Peace? Does his arrival still send shock waves or have we settled for Hollywood holiday sentimentality? And, what on earth does Revelation 12 have to say about all this where we see a Dragon seeking to devour a child? It's been an interesting year! Should be an interesting Sunday.  Phil Wagler, Interim Pastor