This is the NewChurch Christmas Eve message. It uses The Grinch as an example of who to not be when celebrating with other humans. The message isn't only for Christmas.

Maybe you want to listen to an iPhone recording of Frank's Christmas Concert or maybe you want to go to the YouTube and watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cfye5vl7xU

What do you want to bet we also have some kooky misguided ideas about how this all ends? I suggest we hold on to our opinions loosely—God has a way of surprising us.

Where we learn that Jesus has come to save us from a terrible and jealous dragon who wants us to die and rot in hell.

We don’t treat people the way they treat us—we are not trying to be “fair” because we know that if God treated us the way we treat Him there would be no hope for us. Grace. It changes everything.

What is the answer to the question of the problem of evil? If we are going to say that Jesus is the answer then we better be willing to admit there are actually some hard questions. Listen if you dare.

We all have people in our life that we have to put up with. Jesus says we are not supposed to hope they die along with their dreams.

If we were honest, some of us are embarrassed that the Bible seems to embrace all this supernatural goofiness.

Love seems to be very important but what exactly is it?

God’s P.R. people have been blowing it for thousands of years.