{"id":1463,"date":"2023-12-28T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T06:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=1463"},"modified":"2025-04-21T00:31:50","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T05:31:50","slug":"christmas-at-waffle-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?p=1463","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTMAS AT WAFFLE HOUSE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_4883-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1462\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_4883-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_4883-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_4883-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_4883-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_4883-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_4883-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_4883.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Christmas Day, I found myself slipping into a booth at my local Waffle House and was immediately struck how it felt like slipping into a church pew.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Spirit of Jesus was present amidst the eggs, bacon, and waffles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Where are the places and when were the moments when Christmas found you this year?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What spoke Christmas to you, and what did it say when it spoke?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join me on a Christmas journey acknowledging one of the greatest presents of Christmas &#8211; the gift of good memories.&nbsp;&nbsp;As I reminisce over my Granny&#8217;s sweet muffins and luminarias in New Mexico, perhaps you&#8217;ll recall a covey of good moments all your own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I&#8217;ll drop a quarter in the Waffle House jukebox and we can listen to Drew Holcomb &amp; the Neighbors sing\u00a0<em>&#8220;Joy to the World&#8221;<\/em>\u00a0(used by permission) as we share Christmas brunch.\u00a0\u00a0I recommend bacon\u00a0<em>and<\/em>\u00a0sausage because &#8230;. it&#8217;s Christmas!<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_1749\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1463-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CHRISTMASATWAFFLEHOUSE.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CHRISTMASATWAFFLEHOUSE.mp3\">https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CHRISTMASATWAFFLEHOUSE.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CHRISTMASATWAFFLEHOUSE.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?powerpress_pinw=1463-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/CHRISTMASATWAFFLEHOUSE.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"CHRISTMASATWAFFLEHOUSE.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.redemptionstable.com\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Christmas Day, I found myself slipping into a booth at my local Waffle House and was immediately struck how it felt like slipping into a church pew.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Spirit of Jesus was present amidst the eggs, bacon, and waffles. 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