Christmas is not your birthday
Subtitle: experience the joy of living and giving like Jesus
By: Mike Slaughter
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Nashville
Language: eng
Number of pages: 94
ISBN-13: 9781620905371
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Example; Christmas; Christian life; Methodist authors; Jesus Christ as an example to be followed
Description: Every year, we say we're going to cut back, simplify, and have a family Christmas that focuses on the real reason for the season-Jesus. But every year, advertisements beckon, the children plead, and it seems easier just to indulge our wants and whims. Overspending, overeating, materialism, and busyness rob us of our peace and joy and rob Jesus of his rightful role as the center of our celebration. This Christmas, cut through the hype that leaves you exhausted and broke at the end of the year. Instead, experience the peace of knowing that God is truly with us, the joy of giving sacrificially, an.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-94).
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Christmas is not your birthday!; title: Expect a miracle; title: Giving up on perfect; title: Scandalous love; title: Jesus' wish list; title: By a different road.