To be authentically me is to be who God says I am. Our identity is established by, guaranteed by, and secured in Jesus Christ.
Christians are called to steward the nations they are in.
The danger in refusing to honor the imperfect isn’t just the temptation to whitewash others’ sins while excusing our own.
Not everything in Augustine’s Christmas sermons is as theologically clear, but we would do well to ponder his words on the wonder and the many paradoxes of the incarnation and join him in celebrating and rejoicing in the birth of our Lord.