by Bob | Dec 30, 2008 | Absalom Jones, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve
“He Has Seen!”:Absalom Jones’ Historic New Year’s Message, Part IIThe history of New Year’s Eve “Watch Night” services and of New Year’s Day messages is long and varied, carried out in white churches and black churches. In African American churches, a major part of...
by Bob | Dec 29, 2008 | Absalom Jones, Beyond the Suffering, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve
“He Has Seen!”:Absalom Jones’ Historic New Year’s Message, Part IThe history of New Year’s Eve “Watch Night” services and of New Year’s Day messages is long and varied, carried out in white churches and black churches. In African American churches, a major part of...
by Bob | Dec 24, 2008 | Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Santa, Santa Claus
Who Is Saint Nicholas? *Note: So many people enjoyed this Christmas blog post in 2006, that I plan to re-post it every Christmas season. Enjoy and Merry Christmas! The origin of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas, who was born during the third century in the village of...
by Bob | Dec 23, 2008 | Uncategorized
The Legacy of African American Christian Christmas CelebrationPart III: Go Tell It on the MountainFor years now, Kwanzaa has been supported as a way to bring African American tradition into the Christmas celebration. However, what is severely lacking in Kwanzaa is the...
by Bob | Dec 22, 2008 | Beyond the Suffering, Black History, Kellemen
The Legacy of African American Christian Christmas CelebrationPart II: Hardships Do Not Make It Too Hard to LoveFor years now, Kwanzaa has been supported as a way to bring African American tradition into the Christmas celebration. However, what is severely lacking in...
