Posts Tagged ‘religion’

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 [...]

Christmas – It’s Outrageous – Santa Sacked in Australia for Saying Ho Ho Ho!

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2011

Have they lost their mind? Who could ever hold in disrepute Santa’s famous and healthy “HoHoHo” hearty laughter? Well, someone has and it has been reported nation wide on Australian TV and in print media that a large Queensland Department store sacked one of their Santa Claus for saying “Ho Ho Ho”. Father Christmas has [...]

The Best Christmas Movie Ever

Thursday, January 13th, 2011

All of us I抦 sure have our own personal favorite Christmas movies, but to me so many of the new movies focus on the trappings of Christmas without dealing with the meaning of Christmas. I loved National Lampoon抯 Christmas Vacation and last years Home for Christmas with Ben Stiller but again they both deal with [...]

The Christmas Column The Newspaper Wouldn’t Run

Wednesday, November 17th, 2010

I write a column in my local paper. It has been quite popular with the local readers. When I bump into folks around town, they often tell me how much they enjoy the vignettes they are reading. Their words of encouragement are appreciated on a deep level. Every kind word is logged in the hard [...]

How to Have the "Perfect" Christmas

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

“This year will be different. I vow I won’t get stressed out over presents, parties, cards, Christmas plays, putting up the tree and decorating, and all the many other tasks of the season. I will remember the true meaning of Christmas.” Do you find that all the Christmas chores steal your joy? “For unto us [...]

Have a Merry Christmas Instead of the Kind You’re Having Now

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

What’s wrong with Christmas? Why do so many people dread the Christmas holidays? Why has the real meaning of Christmas been turned into a commercial venture? Christmas is a beautiful time that we can celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. We should spend time honoring Jesus and thanking God for sending Jesus to [...]

Christmas Season Versus Holiday Season

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

In the United States, the month of December is the Christmas Season, not the Holiday Season. To the best of my knowledge there is only one holiday in December recognized by our government. December 25 was made a legal holiday in order to celebrate the birth of Christ. There are no other legal holidays during [...]

Wal-Mart Shame – The Banning of Christmas

Sunday, December 13th, 2009

This is something I have warned of before. The banning of the word Christmas. So often it goes unnoticed. “Happy Holidays” and “Seasons Greetings” are certainly not bad terms. It is usually subtle and even subliminal. But it is an anti-Christian movement. Sadly, Wal-Mart seems to have exposed where they are coming from. They have [...]