Posts Tagged ‘christianity’

Taking Back Christmas

Saturday, July 2nd, 2011

John Grisham wrote a book called SKIPPING CHRISTMAS. Amazon.comreports: 揓ohn Grisham turns a satirical eye on the overblownritual of the festive holiday season, and the result is SkippingChristmas, a modest but funny novel about the tyranny ofDecember 25….” My friend Dessa Byrd Reed, author of the poetry books THE BUTTERFLY TOUCH and SEVEN BRIDGES, prefers [...]

The Big Buts of Christmas – Part 2

Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011

Because Joseph was a righteous man and did not want to expose (Mary) to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream… Joseph and Mary’s courtship and betrothal took a reality television show turn: “‘Betrothed and [...]

The Marvelous Hope of Christmas

Friday, February 11th, 2011

“You cannot show the preciousness of a person by being happy with his gifts…. What proves that the giver is precious is the glad-hearted readiness to leave all his gifts to be with him.” – John Piper (from Suffering and the Sovereignty of God, p. 109) Christmas has always filled me with a sort of [...]

Christmas Pagan Origins

Saturday, April 3rd, 2010

Christmas pagan origins have become a popular, if controversial topic in modern times. These theories have been often rejected by Christians, but are extremely popular topics of conversation none-the-less. So what are the true roots of the biggest festival on the Christian Calendar? Has it been as simple a matter as substituting the name of [...]