Santa’s or Tolkien’s, Doesn’t Matter

For those of you who might have to suffer a ridiculously “inclusive” sermon this Sunday and hear some preacher speak of “Godself” in order to avoid saying “Himself,” something that may lessen the pain: A young friend, Ethan Cordray, writes that when he hears someone say “Godself,” he simply imagines that the speaker is speaking of a particularly holy elf.

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