🎄 The Glorious Incarnation: God With Us

DECEMBER 25, 2018 BY STEVE If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words, these would be the words: “God with us.” We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ. The greater truth of the holiday is His deity. More astonishing than a baby in the manger is … More 🎄 The Glorious Incarnation: God With Us

Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact

Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact Several years ago, in a documentary called “Religulous” (clever, right?), Bill Maher claimed that most of the story of Christ, especially the parts about His birth, were cribbed from pagan mythology. After all, Maher claimed, the Egyptian God Horus was born of a virgin on … More Is Christmas a Pagan Holiday? Jesus Is Myth Become Fact

Today in Church History

Christmas Eve  Why is Christmas Eve on December 24th? The Bible does not clearly answer this question. Evidently, the first Christians didn’t make a point of celebrating the birth of Christ. If they knew the precise date of his birth, they didn’t make an issue of it. One writer notes that various leaders in the early church suggested … More Today in Church History

A Christmas Prayer

Yes I know, Christmas is over but as a recent Hallmark channel movie asked ‘what if we had Christmas 365’ the Spirit of giving, kindness and loving our neighbor all year? The movie failed to mention that only the “Christ” of Christmas can give us that. – Mike by David Qaoud “Father, we as your people … More A Christmas Prayer