Keeping Christ in Christmas "Empathy is not a soft substitute for holiness; it is the pulse of the Christian, and the Christmas, story. To call it a sin is to confuse the selfishness of self with the self-giving love of Jesus." -- Jonathan Hall https://religionnews.com/2025/12/24/keep-christ-in-christmas-its-not-about-your-holiday-themed-caramel-macchiato-cup/ There has been a lot of discussion about empathy of late. Part of my doctoral work in understanding the social religious trending in recent decades has focused on how empathy is understood and applied. So today reading this statement by Pastor Hall from North Hollywood peaked my interest. So my response simply would be, "to refuse to recognize that human empathy is just as corrupted in our human nature as any other aspect of our character is misguided and unbiblical". So yes, Pastor Johnson you can say I align with the camp that says many people including some Ch...