by Bob | Dec 21, 2010 | Christmas, Santa, Soul Physicians
God Is a Rewarder, Not a Hoarder Nothing is more important about us than our image of who God is. Satan understood this from the beginning of creation. His seductive scheme with Eve focused on tempting her to believe that God was a Shalt-Not-God. Satan as the Grinch...
by Bob | Dec 1, 2010 | Christmas, God's Healing for Life's Losses, Healing for the Holidays
Healing for the Holidays: Part Ten—The Light of the World Note: This is the tenth and final posts in a series on Healing for the Holidays. Read Part 1: A Promise, Part 2: Give Sorrow Words, Part 3: Q/A About Holiday Honesty, Part 4: A Lament for Your Loss, Part 5:...
by Bob | Dec 1, 2010 | Christmas, God's Healing for Life's Losses, Healing for the Holidays, Les Mis, Les Miserables
Healing for the Holidays: Part Nine—Cropping Christ Back Into Your Holiday Album Note: This is the ninth in a series of posts on Healing for the Holidays. Read Part 1: A Promise, Part 2: Give Sorrow Words, Part 3: Q/A About Holiday Honesty, Part 4: A Lament for Your...
by Bob | Dec 25, 2009 | Christmas
That’s What Christmas Is All About Charlie Brown Every year for most of my half-century of life, one of my fondest memories is watching A Charlie Brown Christmas. It includes television’s best ever two-minute answer to the question “What is Christmas...
by Bob | Dec 24, 2009 | Christmas, Christmas Eve, Saint Nicholas, Santa, Santa Claus
Who Is St. Nicholas? The origin of Santa Claus begins with Nicholas (270-346 AD), who was born during the third century in the village of Patara. At the time, the area was in Greece and is now on the southern coast of Turkey. His wealthy parents, Epiphanus and...
by Bob | Dec 22, 2009 | Christmas, Christmas Eve, Jesus, Santa, Santa Claus
Why Jesus Is Infinitely Better Than Santa Claus Author Unknown Technocratic Claim Code: 6T6HCXV4SV3 Source: My good friend and sister in Christ, Krista McKenzie McElwain, sent me this. Many thanks for such a wonderful Christmas gift and Christ-reminder. Santa lives at...