[Christmas is here again! The big debate is on once more. The media and some other folks are saying dump Jesus Christ from Christmas. We need to re-name the holiday. Why? Well, it seems that if you speak of Jesus Christ, you stand to hurt some folks’ feelings. When you ask these folks why they want to dump Christ from one of the two holiday which are celebrated in every country of the world, they become very self-righteous. "Oh, it is not because of their own feelings. My, my, no, never! It is always the poor folks of the Eastern Religions who have recently arrived in Canada. The fine folks from the east never seem to speak up for themselves. I wonder why, if they are so confound upset with our Christmas celebrations, why don’t they speak for themselves. They all have the gift of speech. Most of them are well educated. Most of them are fine folks and make ideal Canadian Citizens. Let them speak for themselves. No, I don’t believe that the New Canadian’s really care whether we celebrate Jesus Christ or celebrate his supposed to-be-birthday at all. I am fully convinced that most of the complains come straight out of the thought tract of Canadians of European decent, who been in Canada for eons. I was told this week that some stores have told their employees that they are not to greet folks with "Merry Christmas" while on duty, however it is permissibly to say, "Happy holiday". The same folks don’t object to "Happy Hanukkah". I didn’t hear of the media or employers complaining about the Muslims celebrating of Ramadan. There should be no complain about any religions greets or celebration as long as the Charter of rights is obey. Our Charter of Rights grantees all Canadians freedom of religion, that is as it should be. If that is guaranteed for other religions, then what happened to the Christian Religion? Do Christ’s followers not have equal rights with all other religions in Canada? Another thing, I hear, that the average Canadian family is expected to spend $1400.00 this Christmas. Both the media and the merchants had better stop and think about the effect it will have on their pocket books if Christians stop spending at Christmas time. Do I hear the weak cry, "well we just want to change the name?" Yes, but remember Christians buy gifts because it is Christ’s Birthday. If it becomes just "Happy Holiday" or Pine Tree Day or some other name, Christians have nothing to celebrate. No Christ in Christmas, no holiday to celebrate. No reason to buy. I am told that One of the Chain Stores in the U.S. shut the Salvation Army Kettles out of their stores last Christmas and they now believe that Christmas' profits fell something like 10% last year. They are wondering if it was a back lash over the Salvation Army kettles. Maybe business had better take a second look at deleting Christ from Christmas. After all they might just end up with "mes" at the next shareholder’s meeting. Egg on their face wouldn’t look to good at the bank._________________Have a honey of a day!]

 
Christmas is here again! The big debate is on once more. The media and some other folks are saying dump Jesus Christ from Christmas. We need to re-name the holiday.

Why? Well, it seems that if you speak of Jesus Christ, you stand to hurt some folks’ feelings. When you ask these folks why they want to dump Christ from one of the two holiday which are celebrated in every country of the world, they become very self-righteous.

"Oh, it is not because of their own feelings. My, my, no, never! It is always the poor folks of the Eastern Religions who have recently arrived in Canada.

The fine folks from the east never seem to speak up for themselves. I wonder why, if they are so confound upset with our Christmas celebrations, why don’t they speak for themselves. They all have the gift of speech. Most of them are well educated. Most of them are fine folks and make ideal Canadian Citizens. Let them speak for themselves.

No, I don’t believe that the New Canadian’s really care whether we celebrate Jesus Christ or celebrate his supposed to-be-birthday at all. I am fully convinced that most of the complains come straight out of the thought tract of Canadians of European decent, who been in Canada for eons.

I was told this week that some stores have told their employees that they are not to greet folks with "Merry Christmas" while on duty, however it is permissibly to say, "Happy holiday". The same folks don’t object to "Happy Hanukkah". I didn’t hear of the media or employers complaining about the Muslims celebrating of Ramadan.

There should be no complain about any religions greets or celebration as long as the Charter of rights is obey. Our Charter of Rights grantees all Canadians freedom of religion, that is as it should be. If that is guaranteed for other religions, then what happened to the Christian Religion? Do Christ’s followers not have equal rights with all other religions in Canada?

Another thing, I hear, that the average Canadian family is expected to spend $1400.00 this Christmas. Both the media and the merchants had better stop and think about the effect it will have on their pocket books if Christians stop spending at Christmas time.

Do I hear the weak cry, "well we just want to change the name?"

Yes, but remember Christians buy gifts because it is Christ’s Birthday. If it becomes just "Happy Holiday" or Pine Tree Day or some other name, Christians have nothing to celebrate. No Christ in Christmas, no holiday to celebrate. No reason to buy.

I am told that One of the Chain Stores in the U.S. shut the Salvation Army Kettles out of their stores last Christmas and they now believe that Christmas' profits fell something like 10% last year. They are wondering if it was a back lash over the Salvation Army kettles. Maybe business had better take a second look at deleting Christ from Christmas. After all they might just end up with "mes" at the next shareholder’s meeting. Egg on their face wouldn’t look to good at the bank.
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Have a honey of a day!
 

[[/The Secret of Living for Jesus1. The Secret of living for Jesus is fruit bearing for Him. 2. We must abide in Him. 3. To abide we must obey Him. 4. We obey Him because we love Him. 5. To love Him we must know Him. 6. To know Him we must study His word. Author Unknown]

[/The Secret of Living for Jesus

1.  The Secret of living for Jesus is fruit bearing for Him.
2.  We must abide in Him.
3.  To abide we must obey Him.
4.  We obey Him because we love Him.
5.  To love Him we must know Him.
6.  To know Him we must study His word.
 Author Unknown[color]

"If Satan can get us thinking wrong, he’ll soon have us living wrong." Rev. Don Strutt.  

[My wife who shall be here after known as "The Newf." and I have moved a number of times in our married life. We have lived in 5 different provinces in Canada over the last 46 years. Within some provinces we have moved several times or returned to provinces that we lived in before, all this moving has meant that we had to seek out a church with each move. First of all: We look at the church doctrine. We don't want to be caught up in the Charismatic Movement although we did attend a Charismatic church for 10 years because it was the nearest Evangelical Church in our area. 2. Our church has to be Evangelical in doctrine. 3. It has to be holiness in doctrine if we are to be comfortable there. 4. We want to hear full Bible teaching. I mean preaching of the scriptures from cover to cover. There must be heavy a emphasis on evangelizing the lost. Must have a good youth ministry, although at this point in our lives our kids are gone. We believe that a church with no evangelistic out reach, no Sunday School or youth ministry is a sick church. 5. We want to feel accepted in the church. We want a pastor who calls off and on at our home for a cup of tea. 6. A pastor whose family life is in order. A pastor who is not divorce and remarried, and takes a strong stand on the principles of marriage and family life. 7. A church which has an active ministry within the church walls each week, such as prayer meetings, including both prayer meetings and Bible Study. 8. A church that is concerned with the social issues of the country and the social needs of the folks in the community. 9. We seek one with a strong emphasizes on Missions. 10. We like to sing the hymns from the hymn book which contain good biblical teaching. We don't care for frothy chorus, loud music, nor a church where the pastor can't lead the singing. I don't know if that makes us odd balls but that is what we look for in a church when we seek one. At present we attend a Salvation Army Corp. It doesn't meet all that we seek but it is the closest to it in this community. I admit that it is hard these days to find a church with all of these qualities but we seek one as close to that as possible and we want to be busy in any church that we attend.]

My wife who shall be here after known as "The Newf." and I have moved a number of times in our married life. We have lived in 5 different provinces in Canada over the last 46 years. Within some provinces we have moved several times or returned to provinces that we lived in before, all this moving has meant that we had to seek out a church with each move.

First of all: We look at the church doctrine. We don't want to be caught up in the Charismatic Movement although  we did attend a Charismatic church for 10 years because it was the nearest Evangelical Church in our area.

2. Our church has to be Evangelical in doctrine.

3. It has to be holiness in doctrine if we are to be comfortable there.

4. We want to hear full Bible teaching. I mean preaching of the scriptures from cover to cover. There must be heavy a emphasis on evangelizing the lost. Must have a good youth ministry, although at this point in our lives our kids are gone. We believe that a church with no evangelistic out reach, no Sunday School or youth ministry is a sick church.

5. We want to feel accepted in the church. We want a pastor who calls off and on at our home for a cup of tea.

6. A pastor whose family life is in order. A pastor who is not divorce and remarried, and takes a strong stand on the principles of marriage and family life.

7. A church which has an active ministry within the church walls each week, such as prayer meetings, including both prayer meetings and Bible Study.

8. A church that is concerned with the social issues of the country and the social needs of the folks in the community.

9. We seek one with a strong emphasizes on Missions.

10. We like to sing the hymns from the hymn book which contain good biblical teaching. We don't care for frothy chorus, loud music, nor a church where the pastor can't lead the singing. I don't know if that makes us odd balls but that is what we look for in a church when we seek one.

At present we attend a Salvation Army Corp. It doesn't meet all that we seek but it is the closest to it in this community.

I admit that it is hard these days to find a church with all of these qualities but we seek one as close to that as possible and we want to be busy in any church that we attend.