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C Is for Christmas: The History, Personalities, and Meaning of Christ's Birth: An A to Z Guide is unavailable, but you can change that!

Throughout the centuries, so many traditions have woven themselves into the celebration of Christmas that it can be difficult to understand just what the season of Christ’s birth is all about. In C Is for Christmas, David and Warren Wiersbe cut through the fancy wrapping paper and pretty bows to give the background of the events surrounding Jesus’ birth. They also explain the reasons for our...

Because Advent occurs when daylight is minimal, it is a season of light. For many congregations and families, a traditional, lighted Advent wreath or Advent log adds to the atmosphere of celebration. Lighting the candles symbolizes the growing brightness of Jesus, the Light of the world (John 8:12; 9:5). Many congregations do a candlelighting service on Christmas Eve, pointing to the Light that shines in the darkness, which the darkness can never extinguish (John 1:5). The season
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