christmas

I know this is an odd question to ask on a Christian forum, but I want to know if I'm the only one who does not observe Christmas in any manner. My wife and children are Jewish and non-believers. Thirty-three years ago when we got married, I knew she was Jewish but neither of us were religious...

The Washington Post gave audience to Ruth Everhart who said that the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus, offended her. Why? Well her reason for being offended started off as a claim that the virgin part about Mary was offensive because rape victims could no longer obtain virgin status. But then...

Tuesday, December 04, 2012, 8:09 a.m. – the Lord Jesus woke me with this song: Blessed Are You / An Original Work / August 29, 2012 Based off Luke 6:20-49 NIV 1984 “Blessed are you; Blessed are you who are poor For God’s kingdom is yours. Blessed are you; Blessed are you who are hungry...

O holy Child of Bethlehem, Descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin and enter in, Be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell: Oh, come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Immanuel! O Little Town Of Bethlehem - 4th verse

Tinsel Time T'is tinsel time when midst the grime Of muddied minds shines, What can it be? Electro-lite silver gilding This gingerless bread of strife? Celebrating the survival of the fittest, The feel good factor? Forgetting for the festive moment The fate that awaits. Or, could it be the...

Luke 2:4-20 (KJV) 4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David 5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child. 6 And so it was, that...

My pastor gave a sermon on Sunday (taking a break from 1 Corinthians) about getting so busy this time of year that we miss out on Christ in Christmas. He used the story of Mary and Martha to illustrate. Good stuff but as a mature single it seemed so foreign although it's not just about being...

This is no new understanding! But the churches of the world hide or ignore this truth! The Catholic Encyclopediareveals: "Christmas was not among the earliest festivals of the Church. Irenaeus and Tertullian omit it from their lists of feasts…" (vol. 3, pp. 724, 728). Christmas was even briefly...

“This Child is destined to cause the falling and rising of many…” (Luke 2:34) Revolutions are always messy. Ever wonder why the PRINCE OF PEACE came and died for the sins of the world and still there is much turmoil and lack of PEACE in the world? That’s because He did not come to bring...

Here's a short video I made about the Christmas season. Hope it blesses you! (I made it a few years ago, so the dates in it are...uh...dated, but I think the main idea is still fresh) :)

My wife is hosting a group of ladies one day next week. So over this weekend we are partly decorating for the holidays. Not everything, but just enough to give our house the "feeling of Christmas". For me, it is weeks too early, like it is a sin to be starting in November, even before Advent...

There is a certain teaching that describes the star as being produced by Satan. The reason for this conclusion is that the star first led them to Herod. Then after they were led to Herod, it proceeded towards Bethlehem. Why lead them to Herod first is the crucial question and the only answer is...

Link: http://www.episcopalcafe.com/shining-a-light-in-the-darkness/

Hi, I was looking for some ideas on an interactive type play or Christmas program for our children's church this year. I found one at Group which looked great, but I wanted a few other options to bring my team. Any ideas? Something that might have worked for some of you in the past maybe. We'd...

I see some of the traditions and customs that are done during these times and clearly have nothing to do with Christ. I have also noticed that Easter is sometimes in March and sometimes in April. Every year Easter is on a different day. Now if we were to say that Christ rose that day and...