Video Shorts
25th December 2018
How can you nail down a time frame of when Jesus Christ was born? Christmas is celebrated as His birth, but when was Christ born? The Bible does help us have a good idea of when He was born. There are a few keys to know the answer. This video will focus on one - that is, John the Baptist’s birth. The true date of Jesus’ birth can be identified by figuring out John the Baptist’s birth. John’s birth can be identified by figuring out when Elizabeth (John the Baptist’s mother) became pregnant. And...
Telecasts
15th December 2015
Richard F. Ames (1936-2024)
Was Jesus’ birth meant to usher in a season of consumer spending and holiday stress? Is there something missing from Christmas traditions that, if understood, would reveal the true meaning of Christ’s coming to the earth? You need to know the truth!
Video Shorts
27th October 2015
Wallace G. Smith
Telecasts
23rd December 2015, 13th July 2016, 21st December 2016, 26th July 2017
Wallace G. Smith
What would Jesus Christ say about the festivities going on in His name each year? What does your Bible say about Christ’s birth? You need to know!
Magazine Articles
2017 November-December
J. Davy Crockett III
Customs with a Curse
'Tis the season—a time for beautiful music, lovely pageantry, parties, fun and family time, the annual bedlam in shopping malls, specialty stores and discount houses and, increasingly, over the Internet.
Much of the world is caught up in what is called the “spirit of the season,” evidenced by a gift-buying frenzy which often puts the purchasers deep into debt and which fills the coffers of the merchants.
Some folks lament the commercialization of Christmas...
Commentary
01st December 2005, 02nd December 2008
Gary F. Ehman (1937–2021)
It's that time of the year when those repeated seasonal refrains about reindeer, mistletoe, holly and little drummer boys bombard us in stores, mall-ways, on radio and TV—along with being hummed, whistled or sung in our ears by just about everyone around us.
One of the favorites, left over from my past life in the frozen wilds of northern Wisconsin goes like this:
Oh, I yust go nuts at Christmas
On that yolly holiday
I'll go in the red like a...
Commentary
12th December 2005
Gary F. Ehman (1937–2021)
Political correctness is again turning the United States' Christmas scene on its ear this year. Arguments continue to rage over what to call the "real live" national evergreen tree, now firmly planted in the nation's Capitol on the Ellipse.
What is it: a holiday tree or a Christmas tree?
Those who say "holiday tree" point out that it offends Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, atheists and the American Civil Liberties Union if we use "Christmas," claiming Christ must be taken out of the national "holiday...
Magazine Articles
2023 November-December
Dexter B. Wakefield
Is it right to worship God with pagan holidays and customs—or to casually dismiss concerns about doing so? In fact, the Bible itself warns against and condemns both!
Booklets
Roderick C. Meredith (1930-2017)
The Holy Days that Jesus Christ observed picture, in sequence, the destiny God has planned for all humanity.
Magazine Articles
2021 December
Gary F. Ehman (1937–2021)
Which god does this Christmas tradition really honor?