Out Our Way: The Christmas Chinook - Luke 1:1-10

Out our way winter, can be harsh, but as Charlie often reminded me, it is a small price to pay for the glories of spring, summer and winter on the Hi-Line. And although we do have the infamous “Alberta Clippers” that can drop several feet of snow and drop the thermometer to minus 40 at times, God also sends us the chinook winds that remind us winter is not forever.

Although Biblical scholars acknowledge that Dec. 25 is not likely Christ’s actual birthday — the passage in Luke 2:6-20 showing the shepherds in the hills indicates spring — it became the day of celebration for the ear...