Comments on: An Outdoor Nativity Scene And The Christmas Story http://outdoornativityscene.org Life-size nativity scenes outside Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:13:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Lorraine http://outdoornativityscene.org/comment-page-1/#comment-1381 Lorraine Sat, 26 Nov 2011 16:13:58 +0000 http://outdoornativityscene.org/?page_id=47#comment-1381 I'm in Ontario, Canada. For years I've been searching through stores looking for an outdoor nativity scene..... with no luck. Santa, reindeer, Bart Simpson, the grinch, heck, even Barbie, but no Jesus. No Christ at Christmas.....SAD. When my son was in grade school the teachers discussed the "true" meaning of Christmas ..... family, peace, friends..... but no Jesus....SAD. The city puts up a Holiday tree, not a Christmas tree..... SAD. My boss is afraid to send out cards that say "Merry Christmas" for fear of offending a customer ..... SAD. I have faithful Muslim, Hindi friends and Jewish friends, and a Buddist cousin, who all wish me Merry Christmas. So who is it that's being offended by CHRISTmas? I think it may be those who have no faith in anything. It's up to parents to teach the TRUE meaning of CHRISTmas. Keep Him in the season. Put the focus on Him, not some fictional fat guy in a tacky red suit. I’m in Ontario, Canada. For years I’ve been searching through stores looking for an outdoor nativity scene….. with no luck. Santa, reindeer, Bart Simpson, the grinch, heck, even Barbie, but no Jesus. No Christ at Christmas…..SAD.

When my son was in grade school the teachers discussed the “true” meaning of Christmas ….. family, peace, friends….. but no Jesus….SAD.

The city puts up a Holiday tree, not a Christmas tree….. SAD.

My boss is afraid to send out cards that say “Merry Christmas” for fear of offending a customer ….. SAD.

I have faithful Muslim, Hindi friends and Jewish friends, and a Buddist cousin, who all wish me Merry Christmas. So who is it that’s being offended by CHRISTmas? I think it may be those who have no faith in anything.

It’s up to parents to teach the TRUE meaning of CHRISTmas. Keep Him in the season. Put the focus on Him, not some fictional fat guy in a tacky red suit.

]]> By: Tim@hanging fish bowl http://outdoornativityscene.org/comment-page-1/#comment-1202 Tim@hanging fish bowl Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:13:11 +0000 http://outdoornativityscene.org/?page_id=47#comment-1202 I agree wholeheartedly that Christmas is becoming alarmingly over-commercialized. I have a feeling there are thousands of children that have never heard of the story of Christmas and only know of Santa and presents. Even those that only read about it don't really grasp the concept without seeing it first hand. That's what these life sized nativity scenes do. They help drive home the real meaning of Christmas. I agree wholeheartedly that Christmas is becoming alarmingly over-commercialized.

I have a feeling there are thousands of children that have never heard of the story of Christmas and only know of Santa and presents.

Even those that only read about it don’t really grasp the concept without seeing it first hand. That’s what these life sized nativity scenes do. They help drive home the real meaning of Christmas.

]]> By: Jennifer @ Natural Hair Restoration http://outdoornativityscene.org/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jennifer @ Natural Hair Restoration Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:37:04 +0000 http://outdoornativityscene.org/?page_id=47#comment-7 I enjoy the Nativity scenes that light up at night. I also like the ones that are the "living" Nativity. Last year the Nazarene Church in neighborhood had one. One night the farm animals got lose and roamed all over our neighborhood. It was a hoot! This year they had a much bigger fence. :) I enjoy the Nativity scenes that light up at night. I also like the ones that are the “living” Nativity. Last year the Nazarene Church in neighborhood had one. One night the farm animals got lose and roamed all over our neighborhood. It was a hoot! This year they had a much bigger fence. :)

]]> By: Rory@God miracles http://outdoornativityscene.org/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Rory@God miracles Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:59:51 +0000 http://outdoornativityscene.org/?page_id=47#comment-5 There seems to be a trend not only to forget Christ during Christmas, but to be politically correct and forget Christmas altogether. Many no longer acknowledge Christmas at all, but instead say 'Happy Holidays' rather than 'Merry Christmas'. I will continue to say 'Merry Christmas' whether it is politically correct or not. From careful study of the Scriptures, it seems Christ may very well have stepped out of the glories of Heaven and been incarnated on Christmas day, an even more important event than His birth which likely occurred in the Fall. I enjoy remembering Christ at Christmas and encourage others to also. That said, but our Lord asked us to remember His death, not His birth. His body was broken and His blood shed as a ransom for us, that those who humbly accept His unspeakable gift may be alive forever with Him. There seems to be a trend not only to forget Christ during Christmas, but to be politically correct and forget Christmas altogether. Many no longer acknowledge Christmas at all, but instead say ‘Happy Holidays’ rather than ‘Merry Christmas’. I will continue to say ‘Merry Christmas’ whether it is politically correct or not.

From careful study of the Scriptures, it seems Christ may very well have stepped out of the glories of Heaven and been incarnated on Christmas day, an even more important event than His birth which likely occurred in the Fall.

I enjoy remembering Christ at Christmas and encourage others to also. That said, but our Lord asked us to remember His death, not His birth. His body was broken and His blood shed as a ransom for us, that those who humbly accept His unspeakable gift may be alive forever with Him.

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