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Preacher Stevenson's Holiday Pages

Christmas Eternal - page 6

Chanukah * Kwanzaa * Christmas Links * Awards

What's Here:

Page 1:
  • Legend of the Candy Cane
  • Reconsidering the Innkeeper
  • 1 Corinthians 13, Christmas Version

  • Page 2:
  • The 12 Days of Christmas
  • "The 12 Days of Christmas" - the song
  • What's a Chrismon?
  • Advent
  • Advent Wreaths

  • Page 3:
  • Saint Nicholas (alias Santa Claus)
  • Stockings
  • Why is Christmas in December?
  • Legend of the Christmas Candle

  • Page 4:
  • The Three Kings
  • The Star of Bethlehem
  • The gifts of the Magi
  • Should Christians Give Gifts?
  • Eight Gifts That Don�t Cost a Cent
  • Why "Christmas"?

  • Page 5:
  • Legend of the Poinsettia
  • Holly
  • Legend of the Shepherd Boy and the Wreath
  • Rosemary
  • The Christmas Rose
  • Ivy
  • Christmas Tree
  • Mistletoe

  • Page 6:
  • Chanukah
  • Kwanzaa
  • Christmas Links
  • Awards

  • Short Stories:

    My Favorite Christmas Stories

    "The Future of Christmas"

    "A Boy Named Matt"

    "Agnus Dei: An Advent Meditation"

    "The Princess and Her Friend"

    "Seekers"

    Chanukah

    Chanukah is not a Jewish Christmas. In fact it predates the birth of Jesus. It is an eight day celebration also called the festival of lights. It commemorates the defeat of the Greeks by a small Jewish army. The eight lights on the menorah(pictured above) commemorate the miracle of the lights. After the Greeks were defeated the temple was cleansed and rededicated and the eternal flame relit. There was only one flask of sacred oil. This was only enough to last one day. But by the grace of the Lord Almighty it lasted eight days.

    So Why don't Christians celebrate Chanukah? I don't know. It may be anti-semitism. After all we Christians believe it was the same Lord that made the lights of Chanukah shine that sent the light of Christ.

    Here It Is! The Most Extensive Chanukah Resource on the Web

    Hanukkah's Alight with Ironies by Terry Mattingly

    You should be hearing "Carol of the Bells."

    Kwanzaa

    Kwanzaa is an African-American cultural festival observed December 26 to January 1. "Kwanzaa" means "first fruits." The celebration focuses on seven priciples: Unity(Umojo), Self-determination(Kujichagulia), Collective work and responsibility(Ujima), Cooperative economics(Ujamaa), Purpose(Nia), Creativity(Kuumba), and Faith(Imani). This holiday can be celebrated in such a way that the biblical aspects of these principles are emphasized. One way is to light the Christ Candle at the beginning of the celebration to place it in a Christian perspective.

    (primary source of my information was an articles by Rev. M. Andrew Robinson-Gaither, "African American Worship" published in Circuit Rider Dec.-Jan. 1996/97, p. 18)

    Kwanzaa Information Center

    Christmas Links

    Turn Back to the Bible for Christmas

    Christmas Stories

    A Search for the Meaning of Christmas

    A Holy Christmas

    Christmas Customs

    Christmas in Cyberspace

    Annie's Christmas Page

    A Top Ten Christmas at Peggie's Place

    Awards

    Cool Site of the Hour - 5-6 A.M. December 25th, 1996

    Cool Site of the Day - December 26th, 1996

    Named "Site of the Week" by "Christian Teens" December 11, 1998

    Named a "3 Crayon Site" - December 1999

    Key Resource

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    This page last updated on November 18, 2005.