Drew Larson works as a writer on InterVarsity’s Communications Team in Madison, Wisconsin. You can buy his book here. You can support his ministry with InterVarsity here.
For all its manifold charms—Vince Guaraldi’s evergreen jazz score first among them—the highlight of the Charlie Brown Christmas special is the moment when Linus recites the story of the angels announcing Jesus’ birth.
On occasion—usually when it’s bright and sunny out and I’m not doing much of anything—I’ll look up and notice that the hounds of my worst mental habits have gotten loose.