By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “We feel close to everybody at Christmas. Christmas is a time of sharing. But not according to these government regulations during the pandemic. Christmas was meant to dispel our fears. Yes, COVID presents its dangers, but our government fosters an atmosphere of fear that isn’t warranted for a virus […]
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Why Christmas is So Important, Especially in a Year Like 2020
By Dr. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 23, 2020 When I was a youngster, during Christmastime, my Dad would set a small table in the foyer by the front door of our house. On the table, dressed in greenery, was the large Family Bible, which happened to have a beautifully festive bright red color […]
Christmas is Not about Toys, Tinsel, and Trees; Not Santa, Shopping, and Snowmen; but Salvation!
By Don Boys, Ph.D. Guest Columnist Christian Action League December 16, 2020 Historian Will Durant declared, “The greatest question of our time is not communism versus individualism; not Europe versus America; not even the East versus West. It is whether men can live without God.” That’s why we celebrate Christmas. Each nation is made up […]
He Came to Make Us Real
By Dave Eden, Eden Political Cartoons “I was delighted this year when the state of North Carolina offered a specialty license plate with the phrase, “In God We Trust.” Also, with the words, is our state’s motto, “Esse Quam Videri,” which in Latin means, “To be rather than to seem.” Isn’t that a powerful admonition […]
Glory to God in the Highest: Let’s Booze it up
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League December 27, 2019 “And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, goodwill toward men” (Luke 2:13,14). Some people may be taking down their Christmas decorations, but most people will […]
Suppose: Something You May Not Have Considered This Christmas
Christian Action League December 23, 2019 A few days ago, I received a heart-warming Christmas card at the office of the Christian Action League. The outside of the card featured a shepherd boy kneeling next to a ewe with both of them staring adoringly at Bethlehem’s star. Inside, next to the words from the Christmas […]
Christmas and America’s Desperate Need
By J. Russell Capps Christian Action League December 18, 2019 Most, if not all, have experienced a point when we were in what we believed was a desperate need. I went to the dictionary to study the word desperate. There were several definitions ranging from “without hope” to “moved by despair,” to “extreme need or […]