Telecasts
21st December 2011, 19th December 2012
Richard F. Ames
Was Jesus’ birth meant to usher in a season of consumer spending and holiday stress? Is there something missing from Christmas traditions that, if understood, would reveal the true meaning of Christ’s coming to the earth? You need to know the truth!
Telecasts
23rd December 2015, 13th July 2016, 21st December 2016, 26th July 2017
Wallace G. Smith
What would Jesus Christ say about the festivities going on in His name each year? What does your Bible say about Christ’s birth? You need to know!
Video Shorts
27th October 2015
Wallace G. Smith
Magazine Articles
2017 November-December
J. Davy Crockett III
Customs with a Curse
'Tis the season—a time for beautiful music, lovely pageantry, parties, fun and family time, the annual bedlam in shopping malls, specialty stores and discount houses and, increasingly, over the Internet.
Much of the world is caught up in what is called the “spirit of the season,” evidenced by a gift-buying frenzy which often puts the purchasers deep into debt and which fills the coffers of the merchants.
Some folks lament the commercialization of Christmas...
Commentary
01st December 2005, 02nd December 2008
Gary F. Ehman (1937–2021)
It's that time of the year when those repeated seasonal refrains about reindeer, mistletoe, holly and little drummer boys bombard us in stores, mall-ways, on radio and TV—along with being hummed, whistled or sung in our ears by just about everyone around us.
One of the favorites, left over from my past life in the frozen wilds of northern Wisconsin goes like this:
Oh, I yust go nuts at Christmas
On that yolly holiday
I'll go in the red like a...
Commentary
12th December 2005
Gary F. Ehman (1937–2021)
Political correctness is again turning the United States' Christmas scene on its ear this year. Arguments continue to rage over what to call the "real live" national evergreen tree, now firmly planted in the nation's Capitol on the Ellipse.
What is it: a holiday tree or a Christmas tree?
Those who say "holiday tree" point out that it offends Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, atheists and the American Civil Liberties Union if we use "Christmas," claiming Christ must be taken out of the national "holiday...
Booklets
Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)
What are the most important days on the Christian calendar? Many would say Christmas and Easter. But the first followers of Jesus Christ observed neither of those days. They followed His example and observed the same Holy Days that Jesus Christ Himself observed!
The Holy Days in fact picture, in sequence, the destiny God has planned for all humanity. God Himself ordained these Holy Days as part of a sequence of annual festivals for all His people to observe.
Magazine Articles
2023 November-December
Dexter B. Wakefield
Is it right to worship God with pagan holidays and customs—or to casually dismiss concerns about doing so? In fact, the Bible itself warns against and condemns both!
Magazine Articles
2021 December
Gary F. Ehman (1937–2021)
Which god does this Christmas tradition really honor?
Magazine Articles
2009 November-December
Douglas S. Winnail
Billions of people are caught up in Christmas celebrations each year, thinking “Jesus is the reason for the season” and telling everyone, “Merry Christmas,” but do they really understand the truth about Christ's birth? The answer is right in the pages of your Bible!