Rabbit rabbit and Merry Christmas, everyone! Welcome to December, the official holiday season! I hope you all are able to enjoy this time of year with friends and family. I’ve already started my holiday ritual by choosing a winters themed profile pic for the month and updating Profile Pic History. It’s hard to believe that we’re wrapping up 2023. Time is a funny thing. Sometimes it passes slowly, sometimes it flies by, sometimes it does both. Things happen that change you and the ones you know and love. But whenever this time of year comes along, I’m reminded of the one thing that stays constant: the One behind Christmas. Christ. A lot of people get wrapped up in the commercialism of Christmas, and don’t think about the true reason for the season. Or, they acknowledge that “Oh, yeah. It’s the time of that dude’s birth.” And they don’t think deeper. But Christmas is so much more. It’s not just about the fact that Jesus came down to Earth; that’s only half the story. It’s the reason that He came down: to die on the cross to save us. You may not be religious, but I challenge you to take some time to think about this story, beyond all the movies, cartoons, and advertisements. Think about it for yourself. You may want to read the Christmas story in Luke chapter 2, or even what it eventually leads to: the crucifixion and resurrection in Matthew chapters 27 and 28. If you actually read these stories, think about them, and let them affect you, it will bring you peace, joy, and love that has no compare. It sure has for me. Anyways, that’s my spiel. I usually don’t do this, but I felt impressed to this month. I hope that means I could help someone. Maybe I should write a Consider This chapter on Christmas and/or the crucifixion story. I haven’t written one in a long while. Let me know. Anyways, have a great Holiday season and hopefully I’ll see you again next year. Sincerely, AJ Stanton.