While some folks want to argue about Christmas, most of us just want to enjoy it: It is happening again: it is the day after…
These are some terrific quotes for this time of year: I have often said that the English preacher Charles Spurgeon (1834-1892) and the English writer…
Reflections on Christmas with a little help from popular culture: This time of year is sometimes referred to as the ‘silly season,’ so perhaps I…
Reflections on being alone or in grief at Christmas: Sadly the loss of loved ones happens every single day. But it is especially difficult to…
Christmas is all about life and light: One of the main reasons why we celebrate Christmas is because it points us to someone who offers…
What did the Puritans think about Christmas? If you are like me, you enjoy Christmas and you enjoy the Puritans – among other things. But…
What can we learn from persecution in the early church? Only those with spiritual myopia or who are living in a fantasy world can not…
Christmas is the story of a heavenly rescue plan: The story of Christmas is the story of the God of the universe leaving the comforts…
The activists are now out to destroy Christmas as well: If the rainbow warriors have their way, nothing, I repeat, nothing, will be able to…
A friend posted something today on the social media that caught my attention. It concerned a rather disturbing fact: one half of all Russian young…
You can always tell it is Christmas: yet more blood flowing on the streets. Yet more innocent men, women and children mowed down by devout…
Back in 1995 a song called “One of Us” became a big hit throughout much of the West. Performed by Joan Osborne, it asked this…
All around the world Christmas is a time where hope is renewed. It celebrates the birth of the one who came to save us. It…
Another day, another Islamic terror attack, this time in a crowded Christmas market in Berlin. So far there are twelve dead and some 50 injured.…
For most folks, a festive family get together, with good food and good fellowship, as we celebrate the birth of Jesus, is the way Christmas…
The Christmas story – along with the Easter story – is the heart of human history: the Son of God left the comforts of heaven…
That so many churches today are absolutely addicted to entertainment, razzamatazz productions, and keeping the masses amused and happy is fairly obvious. I have spoken…
They have a real sense of their own self-importance. They think they are spiritually superior to others. They will judge and condemn others for doing…
So this is Christmas. A time to celebrate the advent of the greatest story ever told. This is a time of great joy, great celebrating,…
OK, Christmas is fast approaching, so the need to find good gifts is upon us. And what better gifts are there than books? So to…