In
the Christmas season we wrap gifts or pay for it to be done. Some of us are as careful of the way we cover
the presents as we are of what we put inside. As an 80’s tv father once said, “It’s
all about the presentation.” But what if
it isn’t. What if someone offered you the
greatest gift you’d ever receive, but they placed the gift in the ugliest, most
unappealing possible place and circumstances.
That actually happened for all of us about 2,000 years ago. Take a new, and possibly disturbing, look at
the nativity.
The
title of the message is A GREAT GIFT IN UGLY WRAPPING.
Listen
well.
If
you can’t get the audio on your device, visit the main podcast page at http://revandersongraves.podomatic.com/
---Anderson
T. Graves II is a writer, community organizer
and consultant for education, ministry, and rural leadership development.
Rev.
Anderson T. Graves II is pastor of Miles Chapel CME Church in
Fairfield, Alabama; executive director of the Substance Abuse Youth
Networking Organization (SAYNO);
and director of rural leadership development for the National Institute for
Human Development (NIHD).
Email atgravestwo2@aol.com
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can help support Rev. Graves’ work by visiting his personal blog and
clicking the DONATE button
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Support
by check or money order may be mailed to
Miles
Chapel CME Church
P
O Box 132
Fairfield,
Al 35064
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