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Christmas Was Just The Beginning!By Paul Hayden December 23, 2024Christmas was just the beginning! Christmas is the time when many in the world celebrate the birth of Jesus. His birth was proclaimed as both holy and supernatural, that God Himself was sending His own Son as a sign of how much God loved the world, and especially the people He had made in His image. God sent Jesus as His Son to make God and His Truth known to a lost and floundering human race. I attended a small local church in central Illinois on Sunday night for their Christmas “Eve” special service. We sang some Christmas carols, heard a message about the blessing of Christmas, and heard Bible verses about the birth of Jesus. We shared in communion that commemorates being part of the Body of Christ. And it was one of the most beautiful times that I can remember singing “Silent Night" by candlelight without instruments. Many times it is the simplicity that can be treasured. I know that for many this can be a sad time of year, memories of people and family we have lost, distance between families right now. I hope you have some good memories that you can have. And you can hope to make a good memory for someone else, as well. Blessings for a good and merry Christmas holiday, and Happy New Year!
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 Paul Hayden is a Christian believer, and an American patriot, necessarily in that order. He is a student of the Bible, and is avidly interested in our role in the context of history, as understood through the heart and eyes of faith. Paul has lived and traveled somewhat widely, and now lives in the heartland of the U.S. (central Illinois), with his wife Donna - they have five grown children. Since December of 2016, he serves as the Editor-in-Chief of www.ConservativeTruth.org."I was raised by a Christian minister, Kenneth Hayden, until his death when I was 10. Then my mom Bonnalee Hunt Hayden married a farmer. So I was raised in a very down-to-earth home. My faith has grown through the years, but both in conjunction with the institutional church and through small groups and individuals, including books as well as group settings, where deep, sincere faith is shared that aligns with Biblical truth."
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