NATIVITY SCENE
A NATIVITY SCENE IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SYMBOL. AND A SYMBOL, OR AN IMAGE OR A TRADITION REALLY SERVES NO PURPOSE IF IT DOESN’T STIR SOMEONE TO REMEMBER THE THING THAT IT REPRESENTS. YOU SEE, GOD NEVER WANTED TO…
Year-end Celebrations
CASH BARS AND ICE SCULPTURES ARE SOMETHING WE CAN DO AT ANY PARTY ANY TIME OF THE YEAR, BUT GIVING – THAT’S THE ONE THING THAT DEFINES CELEBRATING CHRISTMAS. LET’S ALL BE HONEST HERE. WE’RE NOT CELEBRATING WINTER OR SOME…
THE WHOLE ‘HAPPY HOLIDAYS, SEASON’S GREETINGS’ THING IS PRETTY BOGUS
YOU KNOW THE WHOLE ‘HAPPY HOLIDAYS, SEASON’S GREETINGS’ THING IS PRETTY BOGUS, DON’T YOU? IT JUST STINKS THAT EVERYBODY’S TRYING TO TAKE OUT THE MAIN REASON WHY THE HOLIDAY IS CELEBRATED IN THE FIRST PLACE. BUT AT THE SAME TIME,…
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS
TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, AND A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL AND A DEVOTED CARPENTER HAD BEEN TRAVELING TO THE DEVOTED CARPENTER’S HOMETOWN. NOW THE BEAUTIFUL YOUNG GIRL WAS ABOUT TO HAVE A BABY AND THE DEVOTED CARPENTER WAS HER NEW…
THE TRADITION OF GIFT GIVING AND OTHERS
MOST PEOPLE DON’T REALIZE THAT THE TRADITION OF GIFT GIVING GOES BACK TO THE WISE MEN WHO BROUGHT GIFTS FROM AFAR TO THE NEWBORN JESUS. THE PRACTICE OF CUTTING IT DOWN AND PUTTING IT BACK UP AGAIN EMULATES JESUS’ DEATH…
THE FIRST NATIVITY SCENE
DID YOU KNOW THAT THE FIRST NATIVITY SCENE WAS BUILT OVER 700 YEARS AGO?
I have Weeds in my garden!
There are weeds in my garden – I didn’t put them there, but the battle is mine if I care about my garden. The longer I wait to act, the more weeds take over my garden. The bible says that…