{"id":521,"date":"2010-12-20T15:39:03","date_gmt":"2010-12-20T19:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/?p=521"},"modified":"2010-12-20T15:39:03","modified_gmt":"2010-12-20T19:39:03","slug":"will-we-have-a-white-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/stephen-jordan\/2010\/12\/20\/will-we-have-a-white-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Will we have a White Christmas?"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Luke
Luke "skating" on the pond<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For the last five years, we have celebrated Christmas as the temperature hovered around 90 degrees.\u00a0 Of course, we are not talking about celebrating Christmas in Michigan, we are talking about in the Philippines.\u00a0 We were surrounded by coconut and banana trees as we listened to Christmas music.\u00a0 Singing Christmas songs and sweating at the same time just doesn\u2019t seem right, if you are a Michigander. \u00a0So, one of our desires this year was to have a \u201cWhite Christmas\u201d.\u00a0 We can\u2019t tell you how many times the weathermen have forecasted snow for our area and we awake in the morning to green grass.\u00a0 However, the weathermen are once again forecasting snow for tonight.\u00a0 So, we might still have a White Christmas.\u00a0 Either way, our kids remind us that if God wants us to have a White Christmas, then He will give us one.<\/p>\n

\"Rebekah
Rebekah Sledding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But the kids have been enjoying the season.\u00a0 In our backyard is a pond that has frozen over.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Jonathan
Jonathan Sledding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Many afternoons our family has gone down to the pond and \u201cskated\u201d around in our boots.\u00a0 Our kids love it.\u00a0 Also, last Saturday, we took a trip up to Traverse City to celebrate Christmas with Ginger\u2019s extended family.\u00a0 They had several inches of snow up there and the kids went sledding with their cousins.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a good thing that Christmas is not about the weatherman giving an accurate forecast for snow and it happens.\u00a0 Just as much, Christmas is not about the Christmas Tree or the presents under it.\u00a0 Christmas is about the wonderful birth of our Savior.\u00a0 Yesterday, our pastor said that Jesus was born in our weakness but not in our wickedness. \u00a0This is so true.\u00a0 Jesus was born of a woman, but not born in sin.\u00a0 Jesus lived a sinless life and then died as the pure Lamb of God for our sins.\u00a0 We hope that each one of you, who now reads this, have put your trust in Jesus alone for your salvation.\u00a0 We encourage you to do so if you haven\u2019t yet.\u00a0 Christmas without Christ is not worth celebrating!<\/p>\n

\"Abigail
Abigail Sledding<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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