I often write posts relating to Christmas. I have also done it for Easter and Hanukkah and Halloween. I have suggested some controversial ideas over the years:

#1. Christmas is NOT pagan… or at least should not be rejected due to its dubious connections with paganism. The same can be said of Easter. One should not fear celebrating Christmas or Easter due to “hot takes” of FB posts that express a very limited perspective.

#2. Halloween should not be feared by Christians. First, its pagan (to say nothing of demonic) connections are exaggerated at best. Second, all days are Gods… He has turned over no day to another.

#3. Hanukkah is certainly a Jewish holiday (or holy day). Christians share this heritage as well and can (and perhaps should?)

Perhaps more controversial is

#4. We should not see December 25th as a religious holiday that is being taken over by secular traditions. Rather, it should be understood that December 25th is TWO holidays— one is religious… for Christians. The other is secular… primarily for non-Christians.

Even more controversial is

#5. It is good… even missionally valuable that December 25th has those two simultaneous holidays.

These last two points are in my short (short for me at least) post, TWO CHRISTMASES IN ONE.

To all, have a blessed Christmas season (secular and sacred)!

Bob and Celia