{"id":41262,"date":"2025-11-30T23:01:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christoverall.com\/?post_type=theme-page&#038;p=41262"},"modified":"2026-01-01T23:39:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T04:39:41","slug":"christmas-buffet","status":"publish","type":"theme-page","link":"https:\/\/christoverall.com\/theme\/christmas-buffet\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas Buffet: Assorted Articles for an Edifying Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"41262\" class=\"elementor elementor-41262\" data-elementor-post-type=\"theme-page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f817eaf elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-stretch elementor-section-content-bottom elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"f817eaf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26912ef\" data-id=\"26912ef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-900c7e9 current-theme dc-has-condition dc-condition-in_array elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"900c7e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Current Theme | December 2025<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6fcb1db theme-title elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6fcb1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christmas Buffet: Assorted Articles for an Edifying Advent<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8acb6dc elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"8acb6dc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3136614 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3136614\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8836f75\" data-id=\"8836f75\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63d5fdb animated-slow elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"63d5fdb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:2000,&quot;_animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIt&#8217;s time to eat! 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And Why It Matters for the Immigration Issue<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"08248a6-49387\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-08248a6-49387 elementor-element elementor-element-08248a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08248a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By Alex Kocman \u2022 Longform Essay \u2022 December 8<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"68121ca0-49387\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-68121ca0-49387 elementor-element elementor-element-68121ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"68121ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn an effort to steer well-meaning Christians' sympathies, some leaders in the church have cited the life of our Lord as evidence for their progressive political agenda. 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And Why It Matters for Immigration&#8221;<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"08248a6-49642\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-08248a6-49642 elementor-element elementor-element-08248a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08248a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By Alex Kocman \u2022 Reading \u2022 December 8th<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"68121ca0-49642\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-68121ca0-49642 elementor-element elementor-element-68121ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"68121ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tIn an effort to steer well-meaning Christians\u2019 sympathies, some leaders in the church have cited the life of our Lord as evidence for their progressive political agenda. 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Read as Alex Kocman dispels the emotional trump-card, \u201cJesus was a refugee.\u201d\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"2b933cc1-49642\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-2b933cc1-49642 elementor-element elementor-element-2b933cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2b933cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/christoverall.com\/podcasts\/4-56-alex-kocman-reading-was-jesus-a-refugee-and-why-it-matters-for-immigration\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Listen to 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One source of that joy is the liberation sin which we receive a foretaste of in this life. Read as Josh Wootton offers a brief explanation of how the freedom from sin inaugurated in Christ gives us hope this Christmas. \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"2b933cc1-52677\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-2b933cc1-52677 elementor-element elementor-element-2b933cc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2b933cc1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/christoverall.com\/article\/concise\/christmas-hope-and-the-stockdale-paradox-christmas-in-light-of-our-liberation-from-sin\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"1602c63-54234\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-1602c63-54234 elementor-element elementor-element-1602c63 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1602c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Concise<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"1bc935d6-16222\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-1bc935d6-16222 elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bc935d6\" data-id=\"1bc935d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Myers \u2022 Concise Article \u2022 December 16<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"68121ca0-54234\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-68121ca0-54234 elementor-element elementor-element-68121ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"68121ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tChristmas is meant to be a joyous time when we remember the wonderful advent of our Lord Jesus. But this joy can only be rightly received when the curse is felt. 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\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"1602c63-55214\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-1602c63-55214 elementor-element elementor-element-1602c63 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1602c63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Concise<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"1bc935d6-16222\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-1bc935d6-16222 elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bc935d6\" data-id=\"1bc935d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"2c1b380c-55214\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-2c1b380c-55214 elementor-element elementor-element-2c1b380c elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c1b380c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Christmas is for Kids<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"08248a6-55214\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-08248a6-55214 elementor-element elementor-element-08248a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"08248a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">By Garrett Wishall \u2022 Concise Article \u2022 December 18<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"68121ca0-55214\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-68121ca0-55214 elementor-element elementor-element-68121ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"68121ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tObviously, Christmas is for kids! But what if I told you that it's ONLY for kids\u2014that unless you become a kid yourself, Christmas isn't for you? 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Concise Article \u2022 December 22<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-pp-template-widget-id=\"68121ca0-56106\" class=\"elementor-pp-element-68121ca0-56106 elementor-element elementor-element-68121ca0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"68121ca0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tWhy do non-Christians like the Christmas story? Because everyone loves a Jesus who is merely one manifestation of God's love among many. But such a Jesus cannot save you. 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