Being Human with Steve Cuss
Being Human with Steve Cuss
Christianity Today
Stop Hosting Your Own Life: A Christmas Devotional on Incarnation, Peace, and Letting God Lead with Steve Cuss
30 minutes Posted Dec 15, 2025 at 10:00 am.
–30 (ESV) Jesus’ teaching about burden & yoke
–20  (ESV) The birth of Jesus and its surrounding circumstances
–11 (ESV) Jesus took the form of a servant
–7 (ESV) The parable of the lost sheep
–18 The Good Shepherd
-37 (ESV) The Good Samaritan Story
–52 (ESV) the “lost boy Jesus”
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Host Steve Cuss explores the mental and emotional burdens we carry, drawing on Jesus’ teaching about a light yoke. Reflecting on the Christmas story from Luke 2, Steve shares personal traditions and discusses how God enters our struggles. He connects the nativity’s humble setting to themes of power, history, and care for the marginalized. The episode blends spiritual insight, personal anecdotes, and cultural commentary, inviting listeners to find hope and rest during the Christmas season.
Episode Resources:
The Long and Winding Road moment from the Get Back documentary
More about Augustus (63 BC - AD 14)
Oh Holy Night performed by Vince Gill
O Come, O Come Emmanuel performed by Shane & Shane
Books & Biblical Passages
Matthew
Luke
Philippians
Luke
John
Luke
Luke
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