Proclaiming the Gospel with Evidence to All Peoples Everywhere
By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President
The celebration of Christmas with family and friends usually includes a feast–a veritable potpourri of eatables.
I couldn’t decide on only one thing to serve up for this Christmas feature, so decided on a potpourri of things suitable for this special season.
While understandable alone, this article is more complete when coordinated with our Christmas letter. So let’s dive right in.
By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President
Why do we celebrate Christmas with gift giving? Because the truth about Christmas is about life, now and forever – “…and they shall call His name Immanuel” which translated means, “God with us” – a precious Life indeed!
Part of appreciating a gift is to look at the care taken to wrap it. In this issue of the Paraclete, I point out some of the meticulous care of God’s first century wrappings – evidence that authenticates the gift inside.
[Read more…]By Dr. Don Bierle, FaithSearch President
In the creative series, The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis portrayed a lion (Aslan) who in love gives his life as an atoning death on a stone table, and then in resurrection power conquers evil and its consequences forever. Everyone acquainted with this series knows that you can’t help but love the peaceful, sensitive, patient, all-knowing, righteous, and victorious lion.
[Read more…]You may have wondered about these things. You may even be asked about them. We were wondering…
1. Where did the word “Christmas” come from, and what does it mean?
The end of the word (“mass”) in English is “missa”in Latin, a form of the verb “mittere” which means “to send.” Thus Christmas is literally “Christ is sent” or “the sending of Christ”
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