John MacArthur on Christmas
This is a short message on Christmas from Dr. MacArthur, delivered in 2013. It’s worth your time and is edifying. Merry Christmas!
This is a short message on Christmas from Dr. MacArthur, delivered in 2013. It’s worth your time and is edifying. Merry Christmas!
The Christmas Truce occurred on and around Christmas Day 1914, when the sounds of rifles firing and shells exploding faded in a number of places along the Western Front during World War I in favor of holiday celebrations. During the unofficial ceasefire, soldiers on both sides of the conflict emerged from the trenches and shared … Read more
This 2014 message entitled ‘Presents and Punches‘ deals with the original “Saint Nick” and his hatred of heresy. Drawing from historical accounts and the real meaning of Christmas, JD Hall explains how we ought to celebrate the birth of Christ and how we should think about Saint Nick if we think about him at all. … Read more
John Calvin celebrated Christmas but did not believe that he or anyone else should be forced to observe the day, which is often associated with pagan traditions of popery. This is Calvin’s response to the issue… “Now, I see here today more people that I am accustomed to having at the sermon. Why is that? … Read more
[The Spurgeon Center] It’s true. Charles Spurgeon had a love/hate relationship with Christmas. In seventeenth-century England, Christmas was often associated with moral laxity and splurging. The Puritans resisted the Roman Catholic flavor of the festivities, and so did Spurgeon. Like his predecessors, the preacher often played the Scrooge and humbugged the holiday. “Certainly we do … Read more
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), recently declared that the term “pillow fight” is offensive to LGBTQ+ people and women. When Politico refereed to a spat between Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Pete Buttigieg as a “pillow fight,” GLAAD rebuked them claiming the term is an “offensive slur.” GLAAD’s Director of News and Rapid … Read more
Virgin Media, a cellular service company from the United Kingdom is launching a media campaign that highlights a drag queen-themed Christmas celebration. The drag queen’s name is grossly adequate, Cheryl Hole. Yup. It’s real. This is how folks celebrate CHRISTmas…by bringing kids on stage to dance with men in drag. Watch below.
The postal service of the nation of Norway is running a Christmas advertisement showing Mary gets impregnated by a mailman. According to Lifesite News, “A new commercial for the Christmas season produced by the Norwegian Postal Service, Posten Norge, suggests that Christ’s conception in the Virgin Mary’s womb was not miraculous and that He was … Read more
There is nothing quite like Silent Night sung to the ambiance of candlelight on Christmas Eve. However, one pro-abortion group in Texas has made ‘Abortions are Magical’ candles to hand out as Christmas party favors. Think about that for a second. To celebrate Jesus birth, this group is celebrating abortion. The group is Texas Equal … Read more
In this short video, Neil Stewart shares why Christians should not share or have images or artistic representations of Immanuel (God with us). Throw those baby Jesus nativity sets out the window and avoid the idolatry altogether.
An Oklahoma school has dropped the nativity scene from their annual Christmas play after FFRF sent a threatening letter demanding they remove mentions of Jesus from the show or be sued. The horrible Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) strikes again, this time bullying a school into dropping a nativity scene from the third grade Christmas … Read more
In a new children’s book, Saint Nicolaus is a gay black man in an interracial marriage. The interracial marriage part isn’t the slightest bit concerning, but if Santa is gay, this probably affects whether or not parent want children to sit on his lap. As reported by the HuffPo, publisher Harper Design “announced plans to … Read more
A woman, according to the Plymouth Herald, was recently ridiculed for referring to Santa as “Father Christmas.” Other women eviscerated the housewife in scathing comments, claiming that references to Santa as “he” is offensive to the transgender community. The imaginary character loosely based upon a historic religious figure is known for his long, white beard. … Read more
A California church is using the Christmas season, a time we remember and celebrate Christ’s birth, to make political statements. Claremont United Methodist Church has set up a nativity scene depicting Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus separated by cages. The church hopes the nativity will show people “How they may have been treated if captured … Read more
No, you don’t get to play Jesus, as though he’s an opponent on a multi-player game (by the way, he would win). You get to play Jesus…as in, role-play as the Son of God. Let’s chalk this up to the list of bad ideas and Second Commandment violations, as though gamers don’t already have a … Read more