Every December, we light the darkest nights. This essay grew out of evening drives through Richmond and a Christmas hymn attributed to Thomas Aquinas. He reminds us that Christ is not a metaphor, but Light that truly enters the world. #Advent
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When John Milton wrote "On the Morning of Christ’s Nativity", he was not aiming for a cozy Christmas poem. He was heralding a divine invasion where heaven breaks into history, and the old gods flee in terror. “Great Pan is dead!” And that is very good news. open.substack.com/pub/hardincr...

Tonight's lesson was on the Christian practice of living in joy, and how joy is not anchored in circumstances but in Christ Himself. I wrote this lesson especially for anxious hearts who are learning how to rejoice while they wait. May God Bless! #Advent
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“For to us a child is born…” (Isaiah 9:6). The great question of Christmas is not whether Jesus entered history once long ago, but whether He has entered your life now. History settles the first. Faith answers the second. #Advent
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Advent is a soul searching season, and in this reflection I look at Christmas through Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, where the feast becomes the place God uncovers hidden fears, wavering loyalties, and surprising grace. open.substack.com/pub/hardincr...