Meeting God At The Mall: Cycle C Sermons Based on Second Lessons for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany

Americans are mired in idolatry. This is perhaps at no time more evident than during the Christmas season.

What idols do we worship? We often point out the consumerism that eclipses the meaning of the holiday, but as Mary Austin points out, there are others that might escape our notice. Perfectionism, that belief that if we can host the perfect holiday party or keep a perfect house, for example;thesefalse gods, we often believe will offer us wholeness. Busy-ness, too, can give us a false sen...