Christmas gift ideas that stay true to the origin of Christmas 17 Articles

by Linda L Kinyon

Every year people all over the world are in search of "the perfect gift". Many go out the day after Thanksgiving and spend exorbitant amounts of money on the perfect gift. According to the Bible itself, "A gift open...read more

by R Anderson

What exactly is meant by the "true origin of Christmas"? For Christians, Christmas is a time to celebrate the birth of Jesus. It is also a time to think about his life and the message he tried to deliver. To truly give ...read more

by Anopa Mcmillan

Keeping Christ in Christmas Can you remember as a child how excited you were to know you had been good all year long, and on Christmas eve night Santa clause would bring toys when you woke up on Christmas day? As a kid ...read more

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by Gayle Jackson

Christmas gift ideas that stay true to the origin of Christmas. Which origin are we talking about here? God's or Man's? Man created the celebration of Christmas. So first a brief, off the cuff, history lesson. After ...read more

by Lenora Murdock

Remember the birth of Christ with a gift that honors Jesus, who: left the splendor of heaven, clothed himself in humanity, was born of a virgin, laid to rest in a manger, and grew up to die for our sins. Emphasizing the...read more

by Arabella Kelly

The silent, holy night when Christ was born is what we think of as we ponder the real meaning of Christmas. The birth of the Son of God is what we honor this one time of year amid the hustle and bustle of a commercialized ...read more

by Vonda Sines

It all started with the Magi bringing gifts to the Christ child. When exactly they arrived is not so important as the homage they paid. Christianity through the centuries has emphasized the gift of the birth of Christ...read more

by Betty Tesh

After several years of increasingly excessive Christmas gift-giving among our three daughters, their husbands, and three grandchildren, our family sat down to assess the situation. In an attempt to celebrate the "twelve da...read more

by Michael Simpson

Every year the closer some get to Christmas is the further they seem to get from Christ.I would hate to pass judgment on anyone so let me clear out whats in my eye before I try to clear out somebody else's eye. Christmas i...read more

by Theresa O'Keefe

The word "Christmas" means many things to many people, but to Christians "Christmas" is the time of year to celebrate the birth of Christ. Amazingly a lot of folks don't know this, and they think it's just a time of year ...read more

by Christine Costlow

"For God so loved the world, that He gave his only Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but shall have eternal life."-John 3:16 To honor that ultimate sacrifice, my family and I decided to buy a litt...read more

by Christine G.

GIFTS THAT HONOR THE ULTIMATE GIVER A good way to kick off the year 2008 would be to have frank talk with the most important people on your Christmas list. How was your Christmas? Did you enjoy your gifts? Can you ev...read more

by James Green

Give yourself a gift of Spirit this Christmas. For those of us who are not living in the light every moment, the Christmas season often reminds us of the hope and joy such living can bring to a busy schedule. In the m...read more

by Mouse

A Chocolate Yule Log is a modern spin on an ancient tradition. The Yule log was a decorated oak log which was decorated & ceremonially brought into the home & burnt at Yule as an offering, symbolic for the hopes of the ...read more

by Phronesis

The Bible is among the top Christmas gift ideas that stay true to the origin of Christmas. There are other gift ideas which I will list here that also qualify. Society has conditioned man to think that what is a gift is...read more

by Robert Searles

Glory to God in the highest! How great is our God! Oh pen! Fly swiftly across this page and proclaim to the world the glories of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ. Born in a manger, in a cattle stall, a long time a...read more

by D Dupont-Day

Christmas is a time of celebration ... a birthday celebration, really. I have gone to visit people for Christmas and brought with me a birthday cake topped with three candles: past, present, and future. The funny and e...read more