“It seems like the people who are worried about ‘keeping Christ in Christmas’ don’t seem to want to keep Christ in Christianity.” —Bonnie Jean Brown I’m a little bit bothered by the over-religious nature with which many “Christians” celebrate Christmas, especially among Protestants. It’s supposed to be Jesus’ birthday, but he was not born in the […]
We picked up this ornament while on our honeymoon in Cannon Beach, OR. It’s awesome! Notice the attention to detail, with cannon pointed at the enemy vessel, and even the explosions over the sails! I think we bought it at Pig ‘n’ Pancake.
The best "Our First Christmas" ornament ever! Read More »
Here’s a good article on the righteous (and unrighteous) origins of the Santa Claus myth: Saint Nicholas.
Mark Driscoll on Saint Nicholas Read More »
Tim Challies recently posted an excerpt from Sinclair Ferguson’s book In Christ Alone on the Ligonier Ministries blog. It is rather awesome and I highly recommend that you read it. I identified with the story he told of taking his son shopping and disturbing all the patrons when his young son pointed and asked, “Daddy,
Nativitatis Sola Christos Read More »
In his essay, “Xmas and Christmas,” C.S. Lewis impersonates a Roman historian analyzing British culture, and he describes two distinct winter festivals that occur at the same time, yet which have two different themes that are not related to one another at all. One is pagan and the other is Christian. One involves a mad
Merry Exmas, Acirema! Read More »