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December 2010

An open letter to Christian brothers who ‘play Santa’

I don’t understand why a Christian family would play the Santa Claus game with their kids. First of all, Jesus IS ENOUGH, you don’t need to make Christmas ‘more fun’ or ‘more magical’ or anything like that. Secondly, I feel Santa takes away from the focus on God’s glory…he is a form of antiChrist in [...]

Put the ‘X’ back in Xmas

I’m sure you’re thinking, what a strange name for a post. You probably think I’m the type of guy who always puts the “Christ” in Christmas. In fact, if I was you, I’d guess that Michael Coughlin is the type of guy who spells the late December holiday, “CHRISTmas.” Well, sometimes I do spell it [...]

3 John 1:4

3 John 4 – I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth. What is truth? (John 18:38) If we are looking for a scriptural basis for the answer to this question (and, by the way, we are), then my mind immediately takes me to John 17:17: ‘Sanctify them in [...]