Christmas Day

Over 2,000 years ago, a young girl, who was a virgin, gave birth to a boy. So many women have given birth to a son who would someday grow to do great things.   Men such as George Washington, Winston Churchill, Neil Armstrong, Martin Luther (the theologian), Martin Luther King, C.S. Lewis, Abraham Lincoln, and the Apostles of Jesus. All these men did great things, and many served God diligently. But ALL these men were flawed, and none were without sin. Only one has been without sin, the one born of a virgin. Jesus Christ came to this world to save us from our flaws and sin. He came so we might live forever with Him when we trust Him alone to save us. Today we celebrate His birth; it is Christmas Day.

Winter: Pffft

Except for Christmas, there is something about winter I hate. I can’t quite put my finger on it; maybe it’s the…oh wait, I’ve got it, it’s EVERYTHING. I love Christmas, but Christmas Day was probably not on December 25th. In fact, I have read nowhere in the Gospel of Luke, or anywhere in the Bible that it states that an angel of the Lord approached Mary or the Wisemen warning them of an approaching snowstorm or temperatures below zero. So I don’t think the first Christmas was snowy or cold, and likely not in winter. I think Christmas should be celebrated year-round. But let us make Christmas Day sometime in April or May and let winter alone in its miserable cold self.