If Jesus had never been born, to borrow a phrase from C. S. Lewis, it would be “always winter, but never Christmas.” But some Christians, even today, think of the celebration of Christmas as a pagan holiday. When the Pilgrims and the Puritans had the opportunity to assert their influence, they did not celebrate Christmas. […]

Two of our biggest national holidays are July 4th and December 25th.  The first is the birthday celebration of the United States of America and the second is the birthday celebration of Jesus Christ.  Do they have anything more in common than that they both give federal employees a paid day off from work? One […]