Many of you have likely heard
about how there was a series of widespread unofficial ceasefires that
took place around Christmas of 1914 during World War I. Apparently, during the week leading up to
Christmas, parties of German and British soldiers began to
exchange seasonal greetings and songs between their trenches; on occasion, the
tension was reduced to the point that individuals would walk across to talk to
their opposite numbers bearing gifts. It is said that on Christmas Eve and Christmas
Day, many soldiers from both sides – as well as, to a lesser degree, from French units
– independently ventured into "no man's land", where they mingled,
exchanging food and souvenirs. In some places it became so friendly that the
troops played soccer against each other.
Sometimes on this blog, for
understandable reasons, the rhetoric is the World War I equivalent. I, for one, am calling a truce for the
Christmas Season. I wish all of you, especially my atheist friends, a very
Merry Christmas!
Oh, and one more thing. Most
weeks I “participate” in an online church service. It is held at http://campus.316networks.com/crosspoint.tv. By participate I simply mean that I attend, although
there is a “chat” aspect that I also do.
The people at Cross Point are authentic and, as far as I am concerned,
represent what the Church should look like. Sometimes people who do not attend
church will attend church on Christmas.
If you would like to check it out this Christmas in a very
non-threatening way, it would be great.
The online service is December 23rd at 5 P.M. Central time. Would love it if you stopped by.
Again, to get back to the
original theme of this post, I wish all you, especially you atheists, a very
Merry Christmas.
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