Tuesday, December 19, 2017

An X-Mas Explanation

Pastor Richard Clark Deitering had me on his program on Christmas Saturday, A Moment of Clarity.

You might like it. Pretty informative and funny.

You can listen here. 

One of the things we talked about was the true story of Santa punching a guy out.


Also: where "X-Mas" came from, and why it does not deny Christ.


Put it on while you're licking stamps and mailing cards.

8 comments:

  1. Sorry I can't listen right now but 'deny Christ?' I don't think that's what anybody thinks of X-Mas, but I do think it's sloppy and unattractive ....doesn't deny Christ, just abbreviates him :-)
    Will try to come back and listen.

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    1. Hmmmm.
      I've heard many decry the X in Xmas as trying to get Christ out of Christmas.
      Also there is the abbreviation.

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    2. You're probably right, many do think that...I just don't see how Christ is deniable :-) But ya....maybe it's just that I've had a 'thing' about X-Mas for years and don't like it one bit....it's just me!

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    3. Z: Listen starting at 15:40. You don't have to sign in, go to the bottom of the page and click.
      But the whole show is informative and entertaining.

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  2. We do love our real Christmas tree.

    "I'm not trying (to shuffle), it just comes naturally." - this made me crack up.

    Albert Finney as a musical Scrooge in the top 5. So is Patrick Stewart as Scrooge. But I agree that George C Scott is #2 just behind Alastair Sims.... maybe.

    Frankenmuth is Christmas town.
    Take your wife to the movie.
    Merry Christmas!

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    1. Like I just commented at Z's, We were headed to Frankenmuth but then got an invite to our niece's house.
      Frankenmuth on the 24th then.
      Merry Christmas to you my friend.

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