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1. Outraged Faith Leaders Respond to New York School's 'Jingle Bells' Cancellation

Prior to the holidays, a school district in upstate New York announced that it would ban the teaching and singing of the beloved Christmas classic song "Jingle Bells" in the name of diversity and equity ...

Created on 04 January 2022

2. 'Oh, What Fun?' School District Officials Defend 'Jingle Bells' Cancellation

Does the beloved Christmas carol "Jingle Bells" have a longtime connection to slavery? Cancel culture says it does, and a New York elementary school is villainizing the beloved Christmas song by droppin ...

Created on 04 January 2022

3. Classic Christmas Song Canceled Over Its 'Questionable Past' ...

An elementary school in upstate New York removed "Jingle Bells" from its roster of Christmas songs all over the holiday tune's supposedly "questionable past." The backlash was swift, with critics call ...

Created on 30 December 2021

4. Salvation Army Faces Holiday Shortages After Surrender to 'Woke' Culture

"The situation is dire!" So lamented the Salvation Army. But it should be no surprise. Recklessly riding the wave of today's cultural tide will always lead to dire circumstances, tumult and chaos. In ...

Created on 26 December 2021

5. A Prayer All Christians Should Pray This Christmas ...

It's estimated close to 2.5 billion people will celebrate Christmas this year! Think about that for a moment: Many of them know of Christ, yet still don't know Him as their personal Savior. We're talk ...

Created on 23 December 2021

6. Don't Skip This Important Part of Our Holiday Traditions

... Now, my Christian friends are celebrating Christmas by lighting trees and giving gifts of their own. This season of generosity and gift-giving is perhaps the best opportunity to live our faith out loud ...

Created on 22 December 2021

7. A Christmas Reflection from the Highway ...

... ords and the Christmas story to remind you that the God who became one of us is not a weak God. He is not a fearful God. He is not a God of confusion. He is a wonderful, wise, mighty, everlasting God of p ...

Created on 22 December 2021

8. A Dose of Christmas Hope ...

...  much today because of Jesus Christ. Unending human atrocities moved God Almighty to intervene. He did so by sending His only begotten Son into the world to foreshadow what Christmas would commemorate ...

Created on 21 December 2021

9. 3 Promises of Peace to Calm Your Pre-Christmas Anxiety ...

Bethlehem was all hustle and bustle as people from all over returned to pay their taxes. Street vendors saw the opportunity and likely set up early. Inn managers were a mix of excited and stressed as their ...

Created on 20 December 2021

10. 'God Is Moving': More Than 1,000 People Accept Christ, Church 'Blown Away' by Response to Christmas Spectacular ...

For anyone who might doubt or underestimate the power of annual church Christmas shows to transform hearts and minds, look no further than Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, where 1,114 ...

Created on 18 December 2021

11. WATCH: Kenneth Copeland Remembers Christmas From a Can ...

...  says he remembers a Christmas when his children were younger in which all they had to eat for dinner was a can of Chef Boyardee chicken Alfredo. It was all they could afford at the time. And, Gloria Copelan ...

Created on 20 December 2021

12. Biblical 'Wandering Star'? Christmas Comet Makes Final Appearance in Our Solar System ...

Thursday night, right before Christmas, set your eyes on the skies to see something that astronomers say will never pass this way again. Comet C/2021 A1, better known as Comet Leonard, will make a close ...

Created on 19 December 2021

13. Never Doubt the Miracle of the Virgin Birth

... edeem us. When we read about the Christmas miracle, our only response is to stand in awe. As you prepare for this holiday season, I pray you and your family will be overshadowed by the glorious, shimmeri ...

Created on 14 December 2021

14. Weathering the Storm

... ion...yikes! This has been highly stress-inducing, causing costly unplanned home renovations, furniture purchases and late-night home labors. And, all seven kids and their families are gathering in for Chr ...

Created on 08 December 2021

15. Christmas Lights, Hanukkah Lights and Jesus ...

... ty celebration Christmas. The Bible does not give an exact date for His birth but most Bible scholars believe he was actually born sometime other than December 25. Religious Jews observe Hanukkah for ei ...

Created on 08 December 2021

16. Said the Night Wind

"You hear (the wind) rustling through the trees, but you have no idea where it comes from or ... headed next. That's the way with everyone 'BORN FROM ABOVE' BY THE WIND OF GOD" (John 3:8, MSG). This Christ ...

Created on 06 December 2021

17. When God Draws Near, Everything Changes

When God draws near, everything changes! Your agenda changes. Your program changes. Your opinion changes. And most importantly, your heart changes. When God draws near, your hunger and quest for greater ...

Created on 06 December 2021

18. A Most Special Gift to Receive, Treasure and Give

Have you ever looked at the people involved in what we call the first Christmas and wondered what they thought at that moment in time? (References in Matthew 1 and 2, Luke 2) Think of these people: Mary—she ...

Created on 29 November 2021

19. The Holidays with Jesus

Do you sometimes dread the holidays because of family tensions? Well, you haven't seen anything until you hear about Jesus' holidays. Jesus was an observant Jew who often went to Jerusalem for the festivities ...

Created on 29 November 2021

20. Finding Hope Amid Grief this Holiday Season with Nancy Hicks

...  that "Family is not Christmas. Jesus is Christmas. Let's keep first things first. We can bring in light and mark the holiday season as we grieve. The extent to which you enter into your pain with Chris ...

Created on 29 November 2021