Christmas, the holiday commemorating the birth ofJesus Christ, is celebrated by a majority ofChristianson December 25 in theGregorian calendar. But early Christians did not celebrate his birth, and no one knows on which date Jesus was actually born (some scholars believe that the actual date was...
aChristmas or Christmas Day is a holiday generally observed on December 25 (with alternative days of January 6, 7 and 19) to commemorate the birth of Jesus, the central figure of Christianity.[8][9] The actual birthday of Jesus is not known, and the events of his birth are recorded in...
even if it was not the actual day that Jesus was born, [Isaiah 9:6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace...
aFrom the 19th century, with the popularizing of Christmas and Santa Claus, most people, no matter they believe in Christian or not began to celebrate Christmas.In the bible, Jesus was born at night, so the night of Dec 24 is known as the Christmas night.[translate] ...
As Jesus was given the name of Jesus Christ or translated, Jesus ‘the anointed one’, the believers (followers) became known as Christians. Prior to 313 A.D., the early Christians kept the practice of their religion secret because if known, they would have been persecuted, sometimes in la...
We didn’t leave and hide like the male disciples did after Jesus was crucified; we stayed near like the women at the cross, bearing witness to the abuse, the cover-ups, the lies, the deception, the limited love. Some of us grieved out loud and shook our fists at the pews and ...
We hired Spiderman to come out and the company was great about creating an experience while also keeping everyone safe. Once Ansel heard the spiderman plan, they decided they would dress up like Black Panther and then “Black panther AND Spiderman can come to your birthday, Angus!” We got ...
As a good friend said, ‘It was slowly, and then all at once.’ There was no fire falling from heaven, no shaking on the ground with the power of God, no booming voice telling me I was done. It just happened. Jesus has so much more grace for you then you could ever have for ...
But Jesus was focused on the joy He knew was coming. God is the One who can give us joy in the middle of the hardest situations. Our feelings are fleeting. How often have we changed our minds in our lives? And what’s pleasurable for us is not always profitable for us. So what ...
The picture above is of one of the two small leather bound volumes that comprise my great-grandmother’s Grand Tour travel diary. She sailed from New York in July of 1900, three weeks after her 25th birthday. She was accompanied as far as Paris by her sister Pattie, then 31, and after...