First lady Melania Trump walks around the 2020 official White House Christmas tree after it arrived at the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. This year s tree is an 18.5-foot Fraser Fir, selected and cut from Dan and Bryan Trees in Shepherdstown, W. Va. (Andrew Harnik/AP
Gratitude for blessings being a salve for adversity, I’m reminding myself to be grateful for the coming Biden Administration during this un-merry, COVID-19 Christmas. But while I can’t wait for the end of Donald Trump’s four-year humbug, I side atypically with his White House in this yuletide’s divisive dispute (no, not
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The Twelve Days of Christmas (Contributed)
The church year begins with the Advent of Our Lord, the four weeks before Christmas of getting ready for the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem on Christmas Day. Advent is a time of joyful preparation for the wonderful time when the Son of God came to earth to live as a person among the people. Christians await the coming of Christ in a spirit of expectation.
The actual twelve days of Christmas begin on Christmas Day, December 25, and continue through January 5, celebrating the Name of Jesus which is the eve of Epiphany. Christmas is a season of thankfulness for the goodness of God. The purpose of Jesus Christs birth was to save us from our sins, to reveal the Father to us and lead us to Him and to reveal the Kingdom of God so that we can live according to God s Way. Jesus came to reconcile us to God so that we can have eternal life.
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Christmas under the Puritans
Both the religious and the secular celebration of Christmas was forbidden by the English Puritan republic, but by no means everywhere with success.
There has been no stranger episode in the long history of the English Christmas than the attempt to suppress both the religious and the secular celebrations during the period between 1644 and 1659. Why was it made, and how far did it succeed?
John Knox was alone among the great Reformers in condemning all Church festivals and, at any rate until the Civil Wars, few English Puritans seem to have wished to do away with Christmas as such. To others than their sympathizers it must sometimes have been a distinction without much of a difference. The Puritans objected to the Popish associations of Christmas and to the excesses such as play-acting, gambling and dancing with which as the great national holiday it was associated more than any other season. But neither of the chief Puritan critics of Christmas
This story was first published on capsulenz.com These two well-known Kiwi faces really do know their way around the kitchen, so, who better to go to for some tips and tricks for making Christmas a little less stressful! Mike van de Elzen and Gareth Stewart reflect on the year that was, while giving us a peek into their own kitchens this Christmas… Mike van de Elzen With a passion for healthy eating, Mike van de Elzen has become one of NZ’s best known faces in the kitchen – and we’ll be seeing a lot more of him next year when he returns for another season of