Tag: CHRISTMAS

1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. 2 (And...

The Pilgrims’ first Christmas in the New World was remarkable, but not for the reasons you’d think. On December...

Authentic peace is found in Jesus Christ alone. As I “mature” (i.e. age), I find that it is not the absence of trouble that provides peace – though I prefer trouble to stay away. It is the presence of Christ that gives us peace in circumstances that otherwise seem unbearable.

Since 1986, Flowers by Elaine has hovered over the quaint town of Wedowee, becoming a beacon signaling to passersby that they have entered Small Town USA. The charming shop has stayed up to date throughout the years, longstanding yet ever-evolving.

The birth of Jesus is a frontal assault of cosmic proportions, but it is also a covert operation. Who would suspect that this tiny baby is the Word made flesh, the second person of the Trinity incarnate in Jesus the Christ? In all the history of military warfare, never has there been an operation more covert than this.

This is a season to recommit ourselves to our faith, to love of our neighbor, and to the values that unite us as Alabamians and as Americans. If we do, I am confident that the days ahead will be brighter than those behind us.

This Christmas, gaze into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere in the assurance of things hoped for and unseen – that Christ Jesus is the only Star that could ever set men free!

At Christmastime, John was about as cheerful as the infamous storybook character who once purloined Yuletide from Whoville. But then he met the girl.

All temporary lane closures will be halted on interstate routes for the Christmas and New Year holiday travel period.

Were it not for Christmas, Good Friday could never have happened. But were it not for Good Friday, Christmas would be nothing more than a sweet story about a nice baby.

What remains of Christmas past is this: the feeling of those weeks, compressed now into something both smaller and larger than they were. How the waiting itself became the thing we waited for. How we rushed toward events that we also wanted never to arrive, because arrival meant ending, and ending meant the long, ordinary months that followed.

Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford said new plans for Christmas have been set, and he hopes people make the city a destination for the holidays.

The girl was eating fast because we HAD to hurry and finish SUPPER because we were exchanging PRESENTS after the MEAL. I’m surprised she didn’t choke on her mac and cheese.

Like many politicians, U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) wished his constituents and supporters a very Merry Christmas on Wednesday, but his short Christmas Eve message praising Donald Trump attracted the most attention from angry left-wingers.

The Lord knows that we are forgetful creatures and pledges to us repeatedly in His Word that He is faithful to His promises. It is amid weariness and disillusionment that we must cling to His faithfulness, rather than our inability to see clearly from our earthly vantage point.

The simple birth of a child is not another liability destroying the Earth by consuming its resources. Rather, the birth of a child is the hope of a brighter future, of expanded relationships, inquisitive dialogue, and creative problem solving.

Christmas is a season that whispers to our hearts louder than at any other time of year.

What I REALLY want for Christmas this year can’t go in a stocking.

Woke ideas are ruining corporations, schools, the American military, and even Christmas.

Here is a sprinkling of some of the events around the Tennessee Valley over the next week.

Advent is a season of waiting and expectation for Christmas — the birth of Christ, the Nativity of Our Lord.

The Prattville Pride is slated to walk in the city’s famed Christmas parade on a float that it promises will be “the gayest and merriest ever.”

Though Christmas has been celebrated by Christians on December 25 since at least the 4th century, it did not become a federal holiday in the United States until President Ulysses S. Grant signed it into law in 1870.

If you are one of the 1/365th of the population who share a birthdate with Jesus, what do your people do about observing your December 25 birthday?

Christmas has a way of changing things. As surely as the history and faith of the world changed in a lowly Bethlehem manger over 2,000 years ago, there are still moments today that cannot be explained except to say that the spirit of Christmas overcame the worst of circumstances.

Christmas Eve becomes the busiest day of the year for NORAD, as millions of families around the world track Santa's journey via the NORAD Santa Tracker.

December 19 is the 180th anniversary of the publication of “A Christmas Carol.” A lot has changed since then