In Search of the Perfect Christmas by the Rev. Will Compton

Every year we are in search of the perfect Christmas. We fill our lives with lights, decorations, parties, gifts, food, family and friends to help us achieve the perfect Christmas. Yesterday, Matthew reminded us that the first Christmas was anything, but perfect. It was a scandal, it was life-threatening, it was lonely, it was anxious, it was despondent, it was oppressive.

The Gospel and Gone with the Wind by the Rev. Will Compton

A month or so ago, I received a text message from a friend. “Have you ever seen Gone with the Wind,” it read. “Oh gosh, I thought. Has she been talking with my Mother?” There is only one person in the world who has ever asked me if I have seen Gone with the Wind. There is only one person in the world who even cares if I have seen Gone with the Wind: my mother.