Christ’s incarnation is the most amazing event in history. God came into the world as a man, Jesus Christ, to redeem mankind and restore all things. The Bible – God’s Word – tells us about the God who made the universe and everything in it, including our planet earth, and then visited it to provide […]
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From St. Nicholas to Santa Claus
By Jerry Newcombe on December 15, 2016 in Christmas, Commentary, holidays, Jerry Newcombe, Publisher’s Corner, Uncategorized
Guest essay by Jerry Newcombe I recently asked my three-year old granddaughter—a major joy in my life—whose birthday we celebrate at Christmas time. “Uh,” she responded, “Santa Claus?” D’oh! Some people think Santa Claus is upstaging Jesus. I remember a controversial cover of Christianity Today long ago, showing Santa Claus crucified on a cross, hung […]
Reclaiming Christmas
By Nordskog Publishing on December 15, 2016 in Christmas, Commentary, Guest Essays, Publisher’s Corner, Terry Paulson
Guest essay by Terry Paulson John Gibson, in “The War on Christmas,” writes, “In the United States of America, a nation overwhelmingly Christian, literally any sign of Christmas in public can now lead to complaints, litigation, angry protests, threats, and bruised feelings. … Secular liberals say they’re just protecting the constitutional rights of non-Christians who […]
A Christmas Message in Scripture
The Early Promise And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life. And I will put enmity between thee and the […]
That “Miracle Message”
By Nordskog Publishing on December 14, 2009 in Annette Adams, Christmas, Guest Essays, Publisher’s Corner
by Annette Adams Yes, it’s time for that “Miracle Message” again:“God really came down to this earth!”‘Didn’t come like a king, rather did everythingTo humble Himself in His birth. God’s love con-descended, estrangement was ended,We all could become reconciled.Though we were sin-blighted, His death re-unitedUs to this great God-in-Christ-Child. From manger to man covered such […]
A CHRISTMAS STORY
by Paul Myrant I want to tell you a Christmas Story – a short, yet long kind of story; a story from long ago. Now it’s not the story you’re thinking of, that happened so long ago. No, this story took place a long, long, longgg time ago! The twentieth century was full of great […]
Christmas—God’s Gift of Salvation
By Christian Law Association on January 8, 2009 in Christian Law Association, Christmas, Guest Essays, Publisher’s Corner
The Real Majority It is generally recognized that 96% of Americans celebrate Christmas. For one wondrous season, the overwhelming majority of people in the most powerful nation on earth pause to recognize God’s most precious gift to the world—His only Son, a baby sent to earth and born to die for our sins. Granted, not […]