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thoughts,
quotes and quips about the Lord's Christ
How many observe Christ's birthday! How few, his
precepts! O! 'tis
easier to keep holidays than commandments. - Benjamin Franklin
"The mystery of
the humanity of Christ, that He sunk Himself into our
flesh, is beyond all human understanding." -
Martin Luther
Our
Greatest Need
If our greatest need had been information, God would
have sent us an educator; If our greatest need had
been technology, God would have sent us a scientist;
If our greatest need had been money, God would have
sent us an economist; If our greatest need had been
pleasure, God would have sent us an entertainer; But
our greatest need was forgiveness, so God sent us a
Savior.
CHRISTmas Reminders
- May the Christmas GIFTS remind us of
God’s greatest gift, His only Son.
- May the Christmas CANDLES remind us of
Him who is the "Light of the world."
- May the Christmas TREES remind us of
another tree upon which he died.
- May the Christmas CHEER remind us of Him
who said, "Be of good cheer."
- May the Christmas FEAST remind us of Him
who is "the Bread of Life."
- May the Christmas BELLS remind us of the
glorious proclamation of His birth.
- May the Christmas CAROLS remind us of the
son the angels sang, "Glory to God in the
Highest!"
- May the Christmas SEASON remind us in
every way of Jesus Christ our King!
When
Pope Julius I authorized December 25 to be celebrated
as the birthday of Jesus in A.D. 353, who would have
ever thought that it would become what it is today.
When Professor Charles Follen lit candles on the first
Christmas tree in
America in 1832, who would have ever thought that the
decorations would
become as elaborate as they are today.
It is a long time since 1832, longer still from 353,
longer still from that dark night brightened by a
special star in which Jesus the king was born. Yet, as
we approach December 25 again, it gives us yet another
opportunity to pause, and in the midst of all the
excitement and elaborate decorations and expensive
commercialization which surround Christmas today, to
consider again the event of Christmas and the person
whose birth we celebrate. - Brian L. Harbour, James W.
Cox
C.S.
Lewis wrote: "The Eternal Being, who knows
everything and who
created the whole universe, became not only a man but
a baby, and before
that a fetus in a woman's body."
Some gifts you can give
this Christmas are beyond monetary value: Mend a
quarrel, dismiss suspicion, tell someone, "I love
you." Give something
away--anonymously. Forgive someone who has treated you
wrong. Turn away wrath with a soft answer. Visit
someone in a nursing home. Apologize if you were
wrong. Be especially kind to someone with whom you
work. Give as God gave to you in Christ, without
obligation, or announcement, or
reservation, or hypocrisy. - Charles Swindoll
"The mystery of
the humanity of Christ, that He sunk Himself into our
flesh, is beyond all human understanding."
- Martin Luther
A television
interviewer was walking streets of Tokyo at Christmas
time.
Much as in America, Christmas shopping is a big
commercial success in
Japan. The interviewer stopped one young woman on the
sidewalk, and
asked, "What is the meaning of Christmas?"
Laughing, she responded, "I don't know. Is that
the day that Jesus
died?"
There was some truth in her answer. -
Donald Deffner
One Solitary Life
He was born in an
obscure village, the child of a peasant woman.
He
grew up in still another village, where he worked in a
carpenter shop
until he was thirty. Then for three years he was an
itinerant preacher.
He never wrote a book.
He never held an office.
He never had a family.
He didn't go to college.
He never traveled 200 miles from the place where he
was born.
He did none of these
things one usually associates with greatness.
He had no credentials
but himself.
He was only 33 when
public opinion turned against him. His friends
ran
away. He was turned over to his enemies and went
through the mockery of
a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two
thieves.
When he was dying, his
executioners gambled for his clothing, the only
property he had on earth. When he was dead, he
was laid in a borrowed
grave through the pity of a friend.
Nineteen centuries have
come and gone, and today he is the central
figure of the human race, the leader of mankind's
progress.
All the armies that
ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all
the parliaments that ever sat, all the kings that ever
reigned, put
together, have not affected the life of man on earth
as much as that One
Solitary Life. - Unknown
For
Atheists
Complaints about a nativity scene in the Capitol are
not bothering South Dakota Governor Bill Janklow.
He’s prepared to let every religion put something on
display in the Capitol, and even has an "empty
corner" set aside for atheists.
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Fresh Manna from heaven!
