The True Meaning of Christmas – Week 7 – Wise men
We celebrated the birth of Jesus on Christmas Day, but the nativity story did not finish at Jesus’ birth. There is still another character depicted in the Nativity scene by…
The True Meaning of Christmas – Christmas Day – Jesus
Celebrate Jesus! Celebrate! Glory to God in the Highest and peace among those whom God is pleased – why? Because this is the message given to the shepherds, ‘Do not…
The True Meaning of Christmas – Week 6 – Mary, the mother of Jesus
And we think we have had a rough year! Today we focus on Mary, the mother of Jesus, depicted in nativity scenes with bended knee looking adoringly at Jesus, while…
The True Meaning of Christmas – Week 5 – Joseph
In Thomas Kinkade’s nativity, Joseph is kneeling behind the manger, peering in to look at Jesus. He has his right hand over his heart and with his left, he is…
The True Meaning of Christmas – Week 4 – The Manger and Cattle
A gallop poll in 1996 revealed the most favored Christmas Carol in North America was ‘Away in a Manger.’ You know the song and can probably sing it from memory…
The True Meaning of Christmas – Week 3 – Shepherd and Sheep
There is one chorus we sing in Sunday School that I have difficulty with; ‘I just want to be a sheep, baa, baa, baa, bah.’ I do not want to…
The True Meaning of Christmas – Week 2 – The Stable
One of the events that has been held this year is the national census. Every ten years, the total number of individuals are counted where they live. Data from the…
The True Meaning of Christmas – Devotional Series (1)
Welcome to our new 7 week series written by Major Nigel J. Cross, D. Min, Training Principal Week 1 - November 15, 2020 I wonder what comes to mind as…