Let There be Lights!

I'm breaking a personal tradition of not commenting, writing about, or preaching about Christmas until Thanksgiving is past. The trend now is to start advertising Christmas alongside of jack-o-lanterns and George Bush masks. Thanksgiving seems to be lost in the shuffle. But this article caught my attention.

This fellow is putting 250,000 lights at a cost of $10,000 on his house to make a statement. "You celebrate your birthday, right? Well this is Jesus' birthday and we ought to celebrate it in style." Can you imagine what 250,000 lights looks like? Can you imagine the traffic jam of the curious around his neighborhood? Can you imagine the children's eyes lighting up? And the smile on their faces?

What are you planning to do this year to celebrate Jesus' birthday?