Nightmare Before Christmas with Dave Stevens

Of all the tales of redemption one could tell at Christmastime,
there is none for me quite like Charles Dickens’ novella written
in 1843 entitled “A Christmas Carol”. Four spirits visit the
classic character Ebenezer Scrooge in his fitful sleep, causing
insight and discontent only to be resolved by a Higher Power
working his magic in another human soul at the celebration of the
birth of a baby.


Speaking of nightmares, how are yours doing these days? Isn’t it
interesting how fascinated we can get with dreams, pondering
their significance, wondering if they really do have meaning for
us in real life, and even seeking advice from others who claim to
have some expertise in the subject? Interestingly, there is no
shortage of biblical references about dreams and even prophetic
significance in some.


Consider for a moment the most significant component of dreams
and nightmares. What is it? You know: we are sleeping. We wake up
in a sweat or laughing or smiling. But we wake up, we hope. 


There are times we refer to something in real life as being
dreamlike or nightmarish, and when those lines begin to blur, it
gets scary. I must admit there has been a component of that in
recent days during the pandemic. It all seems somewhat surreal,
from the history books or a science fiction novel. We keep
wondering when we will wake up, or at least, wish it was just a
nightmare from which we could wake.


What is your worst nightmare? Are you trying to scream, and
nothing comes out? Do you wake up covered in sweat? What if you
discovered it wasn’t a dream and you weren’t waking up, and it
just kept going?


Today we have the unique privilege of having an illustrious guest
who knows a thing or two about nightmares, probably worse
nightmares than you’ve ever had, and with good cause. His name is
Dave Stevens; some just call him “Cowboy." and I want to jump
into the middle of his nightmare. Welcome, Dave Stevens to Church
Hurts And.