Toys, Guns, or Christmas — Which Will It Be?
Dec 19, 2011 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeSeveral nights ago, while working at the computer, I watched an interesting movie on television: "The Man Who Saved Christmas" (CBS 2002). Perhaps you've seen it before. The story is based upon fact. The main character in the movie, A.C. Gilbert (left), was America's leading toy manufacturer. In 1918, while the nation was engulfed in World ...
Continue Reading“Following Yonder Star” — A Christmas Meditation
Dec 23, 2009 6 Comments ›› John Eidsmoe"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him." Matthew 2:1-2 For 2,000 years, the Wise Men of ...
Continue Reading“Would Jesus Really Say That?”
Dec 18, 2009 3 Comments ›› John EidsmoeWhenever something worthwhile circulates on the internet, about a dozen people will take it upon themselves to send me a copy. One recent submission is titled "Letter from Jesus about Christmas." The writer suggests that if Jesus were to write a letter to us about Christmas, He would urge us to redirect our priorities. ...
Continue ReadingThe Obamas’ “Non-Religious” Christmas
Dec 9, 2009 1 Comment ›› Ben DuPréPresident Obama may be playing Santa Claus with our tax dollars, but he's being a Grinch when it comes to Christmas. Obama claims to be a Christian, but according to his "social secretary" he is planning a "non-religious Christmas." What does such a Christmas celebration look like? According to Eric Metaxas, [I]t's just like a "non-religious" ...
Continue ReadingJudge Moore: Obama’s attack on our Christian heritage
Jun 24, 2009 2 Comments ›› Ben DuPréIndependence Day is approaching and, in light of President Obama's recent statements praising Islam and rejecting America’s heritage as a Christian nation, Judge Roy Moore explains in his WorldNetDaily column why we as a nation have always depended upon the Christian God and were founded on Christian principles. We have never declared our “independence” from ...
Continue ReadingBan All Holy Days!
Jan 7, 2009 2 Comments ›› John EidsmoeBAN ALL HOLY DAYS! December 25 is now history, and the combatants in the "Christmas wars" have laid down their arms until next year. But the issues are far from resolved, and the conflict is far from over. Look for the guns to sound again come next December. The problem with a ban on "Merry ...
Continue ReadingJudge Moore’s Christmas poem: He wouldn’t be coming
Dec 24, 2008 No Comments ›› Ben DuPréWith her eyes filled with tears the little girl wouldn’t see, why Santa couldn’t come this year. But Daddy had died and she was just 5 years old, so life wasn’t really very clear.... So begins Judge Moore's Christmas poem this year, He wouldn't be coming. Follow the link to the read the rest of this moving story of ...
Continue ReadingShould We Go Back to “Christmas Past”?
Dec 22, 2008 No Comments ›› John EidsmoeWhy would anyone want to go back to "Christmas past"? Christmas trees looked kind of scrawny sometimes; branches were missing, needles turned brown and started falling off well before Christmas, although we could slow that process by putting the trunk in water. (For those of ...
Continue ReadingThe Magi, the Monarch, and the Messiah: a Christmas Contemplation
Dec 18, 2008 1 Comment ›› John EidsmoeNow when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship ...
Continue ReadingStudy shows “We the People” still favor religious freedom in the public square
Jan 16, 2008 1 Comment ›› Ben DuPréThe ACLU and Americans United for Separation of Church and State still have their work cut out for them---although it appears few Americans want them to keep at it. While those secularist groups have been fairly successful at driving religion from our schools and many public places, the large majority of Americans still believe that prayers should be in schools ...
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