Luke Knight

Skip to content
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About
  • Writing
  • Coaching
  • Contact

When God Was Little

when God was little | Part 7: Making Room

December 25, 2015August 22, 2019 - Luke

“Well, time passed slowly. Rudolf existed as best he could…during all that time, a strange and wonderful thing happened: Rudolf was growing up….And pretty soon he knew where he had to go: home.” -Rudolf, The Red-Nosed Reindeer New Breath.  A couple of years ago I visited a friend who lives in Hawaii. He offered meRead more

Posted in Blog, When God Was Little

when God was little | Part 6: Grasping Greatness

December 23, 2015August 22, 2019 - Luke

“Come in and know me better, man!” -The Ghost of Christmas Present, A Christmas Carol King who? A friend of mine got married last year. Part gift and part excuse for a father-son trip, his dad took him on an excursion many people only dream of. A month or so before the wedding they hoppedRead more

Posted in Blog, When God Was Little

when God was little | Part 5: Never Break Character

December 21, 2015August 22, 2019 - Luke

Hobo: “What exactly is…is your persuasion on the Big Man, since you brought him up?” The Boy: “Well, I… I want to believe… but…” Hobo: “But you don’t want to be bamboozled. You don’t want to be led down the primrose path! You don’t want to be conned or duped. Have the wool pulled overRead more

Posted in Blog, When God Was Little

when God was little | Part 4: Intergalactic Infant

December 19, 2015August 22, 2019 - Luke

“He’s only a kid, Harry. We can take him.” -Marv, Home Alone Bad wedding presents. Friends of mine got married about ten years ago. Amidst the many gifts they received were a couple of less desirable acquisitions. Not everyone uses the registry. If you’ve ever gotten married you can probably relate. My favourite present wasRead more

Posted in Blog, When God Was Little

when God was little | Part 3: First Impressions

December 17, 2015August 22, 2019 - Luke

“Buddy the Elf! What’s your favourite colour?!” – Buddy, Elf Nice to meet you. I remember meeting one of my best friends for the first time in a dormitory hallway. Our rooms were adjacent, and one day we emerged from them simultaneously. We each said hi and asked where the other was from. Because weRead more

Posted in Blog, When God Was Little

when God was little | Part 2: Birth Stories

December 15, 2015August 22, 2019 - Luke

“Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” -Dr. Seuss, How the Grinch Stole Christmas Jesus blinked. In the film Talladega Nights, Will Ferrell plays a racing driver named Ricky Bobby. Multiple times in the movie he prays to “baby Jesus”: Dear 8-pound, 6-ounce newborn infantRead more

Posted in Blog, When God Was Little

when God was little | Part 1: What’s with this Kid?

December 13, 2015August 22, 2019 - Luke

Who are you? Who, who, who, who? -The Who, “Who Are You?” Who was Jesus, really? One of my favourite Christmas carols is by an English writer named William Chatterton Dix. The story goes that at age twenty-nine he wrote “What Child is This?” after suffering through serious illness and wrestling with deep depression. TheRead more

Posted in Blog, When God Was Little

when God was little | preface

December 9, 2015August 22, 2019 - Luke

Last winter I walked down a street in my town and spotted something in a storefront window that gave me pause. I peered inside to take a closer look. There before me was a delightful, ten-inch figurine of Santa Claus. In his arms he cradled a soundly sleeping baby Jesus. I would have snatched it up, hadRead more

Posted in Blog, When God Was Little

Fort Langley, Canada.

Recent Posts

  • Roots Systems
  • God in High Definition
  • A Very Old Christmas Story
  • Hosts, Guests & Snobs

Categories

  • Blog
  • Homily
  • Poetry
  • When God Was Little
Copyright Luke Knight