Christmas

The Power of a Story

2019-12-22T23:03:33-06:00December 25th, 2019|Tags: , , |

After the American Revolution, Christmas was viewed in America as an English custom and not widely celebrated. According to Wikipedia, in the 1820s, story tellers like Washington Irving and others encouraged new Christmas traditions. In 1822, Clement Clark Moore released a poem now known as “Twas the Night Before Christmas.” It was these stories that popularized exchanging gifts, and many believe ...

A Bold Christmas Message

2019-12-22T23:01:15-06:00December 24th, 2019|Tags: , , |

A friend of mine believes that if he voluntarily pays his employees to be off work on Christmas, that they should know what Christmas means to him. Each year at Christmas time, my friend hosts a party for his employees and their families. Before passing out gifts to each child, he shares about the gift God gave us by sending ...

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