Christmas
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The ancient church celebrated Christmas, though its holiday season looked different than ours. The oldest Christmas tradition was the “Advent” celebration. “Advent” is the old Latin word for “coming” and refers to the four-week celebration of the first coming of Jesus Christ that also looks forward to His return. It started as an observance in…
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Santa Claus is a fascinating figure to study. He represents both the negative and positive views of God in our Western society. He is a stumbling block to so many Christians every year because our culture lives and breathes Santa and reindeer and elves every Christmas.
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Today’s Bible verse takes us back to the true meaning of Christmas. Christmas is about the incarnation of Jesus, the Christ, the Son of God. To focus our attention on Jesus this month, there is always the Advent wreath, a tremendous Church tradition that goes back hundreds of years and celebrates the arrival of Christ…
J.C. Newton 