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and honor for the Lord anymore. To Jesus these people were not allowed into the temple so they could make a profit. The cleansing of the temple also symbolizes that our bodies is also the temple of God. “He wants to teach the gift and privilege of prayer…

all of this? The time before Christmas is a very busy time, especially because everyone wants to buy gifts for each other. This is a rather new idea when we look at history, to give each other presents at Christmas. The question is if the gifts are taking…

A Christmas Carol During Dickens time gift giving for Christmas was not a wide spread practice as there was not much gift giving in the novel. If I were to give a gift to Scrooge, Tiny Tim and Bob Cratchit they would have to be something…

It’s Christmas time again, the time of hopes, joys, and forgiveness. It’s the time that I always have the good feeling inside me. Every year at this moment, I like to be alone by myself to think. I think about many things that consider important to me…

was to get something for those close to you that they don’t need or wouldn’t get for themselves. In order to create the illusion that the presents were gifts of the heart and not merely bought in the commercial market, Santa Clause and the Christmas tree were…

on January 6 (the date of the baptism of Jesus as well as the day of the three Magi), accepted the date of December 25th. In American/English tradition, Christmas Day itself is the day for opening gifts brought by jolly old St. Nick. Many of our current…

I've received lots of great presents throughout my life. The Christmas season always seemed a time of family, good food, and gifts under the tree. While I've appreciated all of the gifts, I am sure that some have been forgotten through time…

, children would appreciate the hard work and thought put into each gift. At night mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters would curl beside a blazing fire and watch a classic Christmas movie called, "It's a Wonderful Life". This is what the true spirit…

the hard work and thought put into each gift. At night mothers, fathers, brothers and sisters would curl beside a blazing fire and watch a classic Christmas movie called, "It's a Wonderful Life". This is what the true spirit of Christmas should…

different meanings behind them. Now days, we give gifts as a tradition for birthdays, Christmas, anniversaries and so on. Yet, in the times of the Scandinavian civilization, among others, gift exchange was the way their economy was ran. Even though the gift…