tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post153587749905539914..comments2023-10-19T10:34:33.030-05:00Comments on Praisegod Barebones: Putting the Holy Back in the HolidaysBart Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14021102240441576393noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-35366795880720340912008-11-06T19:12:00.000-06:002008-11-06T19:12:00.000-06:00Living in a Muslim Country here in Middle Earth Ch...Living in a Muslim Country here in Middle Earth Christmas is always interesting. My favorite part of the holiday is a carol sing we always host a day or two before Christmas. We spend a lot of time in our work trying to deemphasis the cultural aspects of our Christianity- it just seems that my soul comes alive when just us foreigners get together and sing the old story together. <BR/>Keep Striderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07347436154893544535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-84579971575120480232008-11-06T06:23:00.000-06:002008-11-06T06:23:00.000-06:00What helps me is going to the live nativity scenes...What helps me is going to the live nativity scenes. When they’re done properly, a person can get a small understanding of the life and times of the era. Just like the Judgment Houses we see during Halloween, it would be neat to see some scenes being acted out during these live nativity scenes, e.g., the Birth, fleeing to Egypt, etc.John Dalyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02151200938295109869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-28001152525251416282008-11-05T23:45:00.000-06:002008-11-05T23:45:00.000-06:00This is a good post, Bart. We have had a serious f...This is a good post, Bart. We have had a serious focus on this the past few years. We have a large Christmas Party where we join with an African American church in town and share songs and other talents. We also have a series of events called "A Time to Serve." It exists of 8-10 service days from Thanksgiving to Christmas where people are encouraged to come together to serve others. We might workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-24421484919318767302008-11-05T17:17:00.000-06:002008-11-05T17:17:00.000-06:00Bart,Too often Christians and preachers just assum...Bart,<BR/>Too often Christians and preachers just assume people know the true Christmas Story. <BR/>You asked what we can do. A few of my thoughts would include:<BR/><BR/>Use Christmas tracts (ATStracts.org, etc.); print Christmas Bible verses and poems in the Church Bulletin and elsewhere; preach on it; write a positive letter to the editor of your local newspaper about it; start including a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5643342666676162215.post-52249648878593624492008-11-05T11:56:00.000-06:002008-11-05T11:56:00.000-06:00Bart,Even the names of the holidays are conspicuou...Bart,<BR/><BR/>Even the names of the holidays are conspicuously absent. Thanksgiving (to the Lord) and Christmas (Christ's incarnation) are not politically correct to mention.<BR/><BR/>Ron P.Ron Phillips, Sr.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15891614423106717280noreply@blogger.com