It really has nothing to do with the pagan roots of the holiday. That is in the past. What I object to and what I believe God objects to is what is happening in the present.
The Focus on Santa Claus
For one, Christmas is primarily about Santa Claus. It does not matter if you have never done...
“So Jesus again said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, I am the door of the sheep. All who came before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep did not listen to them. I am the door. If anyone enters by me, he will be saved and will go in and out and find pasture. The thief comes only to...
It’s Christmastime all over the world,
But what does that mean exactly?
Shopping and presents and idols galore?
Never yet satisfied. Always want more?
Busily, hurriedly, racing for time?
Gotta have this gift, and nothing to find?
Santa and reindeer now fly through the air,
Packing their...
If Christmas really is about Jesus
It should be about the One who freed us
The One who delivered us from slavery
So that we can now live for Him bravely
We should all be living for Him truly
Doing what His word teaches us duly
Giving honor to Him living daily
Doing what He says we’re to do...
So Christmas is that time of year
When folks give others words of cheer
Folks seem in a holiday mood
With lots of drinks and lots of food
They hustle bustle to and fro
And some put on a great big show
They buy their trees, and tinsel, too
And many friendships they renew
They get their cards...
Hello. And merry Christmas.
I’m a fair atheist. (I used to identify as a "friendly atheist." But my last interaction here concerned the moral — as opposed to political — outrage of the Trump administration throwing children into concentration camps, and I have to say it left rather a bad taste...
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...
What does Christmas mean to me? I was asked this last Sunday at church. Several people spoke at church last Sunday about what Christmas meant to them. Some said the way they saw it as a child, presents, family and food. Some said after they accepted Jesus as Savior that their views changed.
I...