The Truth About Christmas DO YOU care about spiritual truth? If so, then perhaps you have asked these questions: (1) Was Jesus actually born on December 25? (2) Who were the “wise men,” and were they really three in number?

Understanding the Context

(3) What sort of “star” led them to Jesus? (4) What does Santa Claus have to do with Jesus and his birth? (5) How does God view the Christmas custom of giving gifts ... The Best of Christmas Like many of history’s most enduring stories, this one took the most unlikely of turns.

Key Insights

A virgin woman bears a child, promised by an angel and conceived by God. Born in a crowded town near Jerusalem, the infant has for His nursery a stable—His makeshift crib, a feeding trough. But shepherds worship the boy, and a powerful king fears Him. And when He has become a man ... This post was first published .

Final Thoughts

-ed. Meet another man who missed the first Christmas: Herod. Matthew 2 tells his story. He was... The Real Meaning of Christmas The story’s told of a little girl who’s passing out the presents to her family on Christmas morning. After finding gifts for each member of her family, she was puzzled that there wasn’t a gift for the One whose birth was being commemorated.

“I guess everyone forgot about Jesus,” she said. If you want a truly meaningful Christmas season, it stands to ... Get the facts: Do Jehovah’s Witnesses celebrate Christmas? What do they believe?