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Propositions for this Christmas

December 17, 2010 by JasonWiedel 1 Comment

This Christmas I propose we don’t buy any products that only come out prior to Christmas (Chia Obama, Ove Glove, and the all-in-one-screwdriver-flashlight-tire-pressure-checker-emergency-ice-scraper-pedometer). I propose we don’t buy any gifts out of obligation. I propose we spend fewer days shopping, and don’t be lured in by television commercials. I propose we spend less time watching […]

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Christ out of Christmas

December 9, 2010 by JasonWiedel 4 Comments

I was challenged by a tweet from Donald Miller (@donmilleris) this past week. Here it is: “I really wish more stores would take Christ out of Christmas to distance Him from over-consumerism.” Wow. What a thought. For the past several years many Christians have been fighting this “culture war” to keep Chirst in Christmas. We […]

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