"Christmas is not a retreat from reality but an advance into it alongside the Prince of Peace." David McCasland, author
"Christmas is not as much about opening our presents as opening our hearts." Janice Maeditere (Who is Janice Maeditere?)
"He is born that we might have life. Pretty astounding." Father Brad, a character in Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good, a book in The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
"If we could condense all the truths of Christmas into only three words,
these would be the words: 'God with us.'
We tend to focus our attention at Christmas on the infancy of Christ.
The greater truth of the holiday is His deity.
More astonishing than a baby in the manger is the truth
that this promised baby is the omnipotent Creator of the heavens and the earth! "
John MacArthur, Truth for Today: A Daily Touch of God’s Grace
"Is Christmas just a heartwarming story about a baby born in a stable? Or did our Creator visit His creation and become one of us?" Tim Gustafson of Our Daily Bread
" . . . know the joy, feel the warmth, share the sweetness, and celebrate the gift!" Douglas Pagels (Information needed about Douglas Pagels)
"Let us at all costs avoid the temptation to make our Christmas worship a withdrawal from the stress and sorrow of life into a realm of unreal beauty. It was into the real world that Christ came, into the city where there was no room for Him, and into a country where Herod, the murderer of innocents, was king.
He comes to us, not to shield us from the harshness of the world but to give us the courage and strength to bear it; not to snatch us away by some miracle from the conflict of life, but to give us peace - His peace - in our hearts, by which we may be calmly steadfast while the conflict rages, and be able to bring to the torn world the healing that is peace."
(an Advent devotional guide)
"Lord, help me this Christmas to reflect the light of Your presence and goodness to others." December 5, 2016 Our Daily Bread
"Love came down at Christmas" Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems. This quote was found in A Common Life, a book in The Mitford Series by Jan Karon
"The spirit of Christmas needs to superseded by the Spirit of Christ.
The spirit of Christmas is annual; the Spirit of Christ is eternal.
The spirit of Christmas is sentimental; the Spirit of Christ is supernatural.
The spirit of Christmas is a human product; the Spirit of Christmas is a divine person.
That makes all the difference in the world." Stuart Briscoe, “Meet Him at the Manger,” Christianity Today
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