“I do believe it’s unfortunate for us if we hear familiar (Christmas) carols more in the shopping mall than we do in the local church,” writes Justin Wainscott.
“What if some of your gifts under the tree this year were Bibles? Singing ‘holiday classics’ from Bing and Burl is okay, but what about those carols that carry the gospel?” write Mark Snowden of the Cincinnati Area Baptist Association.
“I’m mindful as we approach this Thanksgiving weekend of so many things that most of us are privileged to do – even while some of our brothers and sisters around the world don’t get to do them,” writes Chuck Lawless.
EDITOR’S NOTE: First, some pastors are fired for moral failure. This article does not address that category of firing. Second, this article makes some church