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Christmas is both colorful and popular. But it's also a contradictory term. Here's why.
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"Ho! Ho! Hoax! This could be considered a belly-laugh warning from a corpulent red-coated and white-bearded ole' St. Nick. Santa Claus is putting one on us again. Do we know why and how?
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Great sports teams are driven by the power of attitude as much as they are talent, sometimes providing upsets that stun the world. The power of spirit contains the essence of success.
Vertical Thought
Many Christmas customs can be traced back to the ancient worship of false gods.
Good News
Where did the idea of a "merry Christmas" come from? Did it begin with well-meaning Christians who wished only the best for others, or are its origins considerably older than we might suppose? Does wishing others "Merry Christmas" please...
United News
United News
2020-03-13
On Feb. 1, the Southern New Hampshire and Worcester, Massachusetts congregations combined for services followed by a potluck and 50’s dance social.
The dance organizers made the event like the popular bandstand dance TV shows of the 50’s era. They called it “The New England Bandstand” on TV Station WLBS (Worcester Londonderry Broadcasting Service). The evening featured original, big...
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How 4,000-year-old customs celebrating the return of the sun to warm the planet are still with us today.
Vertical Thought
The winter months should be more than just a time of waiting for the spring Holy Days. Let’s make them productive as we plan, prepare, and look for ways to help others.
Good News
If you discovered that Christmas had nothing to do with Jesus Christ's birth and actually predates that event by centuries, would you still celebrate the holiday? And if you realized that the Bible reveals Holy Days commanded by God, would...
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Billed as "the season of giving," Christmas is widely viewed as the main time of year for family festivities, including sumptuous meals, decorating homes and exchanging gifts. In the marketplace are the ubiquitous Santa Clauses and the...
Holidays or Holy Days: Does It Matter Which Days We Observe?
Christmas is one of the world’s most popular holidays, celebrated by people of many faiths. Yet the holiday has a strange and convoluted past, one hinted at in such puzzling symbols as decorated trees, holly wreaths and mistletoe.
Good News
Many feel that Christmas marks Christ's birthday and that it honors Him. After all, can 2 billion professing Christians be wrong? At the same time, some few Christians don't observe Christmas, believing that Jesus didn't sanction it and...
Vertical Thought
Many aspects of traditional Christianity - holidays, practices and doctrines - came not from Christ or the Bible but from ancient pagan religion.
