Gerald E. Weston

There is a problem with Christmas, and it goes beyond “putting Christ back in it.”  The truth is that it conflicts with the Biblical record and therefore undermines the true meaning of Jesus’ birth.  The truth is that much of the Christmas narrative predates the birth of Christ. How is that possible? If the story and the traditions we are familiar with do not find their origins in the Bible, where do they come from? Discover four problems with Christmas, problems for which every sincere Christian should be concerned.

A growing number of parents are taking their children out of public school systems in favor of private and charter schools.  And not a few are choosing to teach their children at home.  Why? The answer is obvious.  They are fed up with activists teaching their children values to which they don’t agree.  Where are we headed?  Considering how much has changed in the last five years, what pressures will you face trying to raise your children over the next five years?  The thought is alarming!

The Cuban missile crisis of 1962 nearly brought the world to the unthinkable, a nuclear exchange between the United States and the Soviet Union -- in popular parlance, Armageddon. Although it was understood during those 13 tense days of October, that it was a close call, what we know today is enough to send chills through the spine of the most calloused individual. The well-being of the entire world, including here in Canada, was at stake.