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Why not Celebrate New Year's Day?

John D 31 December 2017 31 December 2017Holy Days or Holidays, Pagan Holidays

Why do people put so much effort into celebrating the turn of a calendar page? Could there be more to why they celebrate New Year’s Day? I came across the article “Making Sense of the “12 Days of Christmas’” that emphasizes that New Year’s Day is simply a part of…

Why not Celebrate New Year’s Day?

John D 31 December 2017 31 December 2017Holy Days or Holidays, Pagan Holidays

Commonalities in Pagan Holidays

John D 23 December 2017 23 December 2017Pagan Holidays, Reflections

It has not always been that way. Christmas as a holiday on Dec. 25 is not even mentioned until the year 336 AD. One church father said that the day of Jesus’ birth was either May 20 or April 20. Some of the early church fathers said that only pagans…

25 December Celebrates Which God?

John D 25 December 2014 25 December 2014Holidays or Holy Days

You can prove Jesus wasn’t born 25 December, so whose birthday was celebrated then? You don’t have to turn to Church of God literature to know that Jesus wasn’t born in the middle of winter. In fact, the typology of the holy days suggests that He was most likely born…

Are We People of Truth?: Part 2, What Is Our Focus?

John D 31 October 2014 31 October 2014Integrity, Truth

What we focus on says a lot about how we value truth. I’m going to do this series a little differently, and part of that is just what has been going on today. I want to talk about Halloween, church socials and politics. Think they have nothing in common? Think…

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Why not Celebrate New Year's Day?

Why not Celebrate New Year’s Day?

Commonalities in Pagan Holidays

25 December Celebrates Which God?

Are We People of Truth?: Part 2, What Is Our Focus?

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