The Complexities of Christmas

With Christmas just around the corner, it’s easy to get lost in
the comforts of gifts, gatherings, and familiar holiday carols.
Yet in today’s podcast, Dan and Rachael remind us that the true
celebration of Christmas means embracing the profound disruption
Jesus brought to the world—a call to love, bless, and challenge
the status quo, even in a world often defined by hatred and
division.


This conversation invites us to see Christmas as more than a
season of comfort. It’s a time of transformation, calling us to
step into the work of love, justice, and restoration.


Merry Christmas from all of us here at the Allender Center! We’ll
take a short break on the podcast next week, and will return on
December 27th with a year-end reflection from Dan and Becky
Allender.