This week, again, I only have one link for you. The reason is that it is filled with a couple of dozen links to articles all concerned with one general topic: the authenticity of the Christmas story or more specifically, the infancy narrative of Jesus. I know many of us see/read/hear stories that come out this time of year every year that purport to tell us the "real" story or the "facts" about our Lord's birth. Dont' be fooled, people will do anything to remain in their rebellion against God and remember, Paul says we fight "...not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." (Eph 6:12) The devil certainly doesn't want people to know the truth. Christ's birth was the beginning of the end for Satan. I would also encourage parents and grandparents not to be caught without an answer for your children and grandchildren. I am always amazed at what Faith picks up and either says or asks questions about. One more thing: if you read nothing else from these links, read about the early Christian dating of Christmas. Many Christians believe that Christmas is merely the mixing of pagan festivals with Christian lingo and that this was part of a forced action of Constantine, the emperor of Rome, in order to get all the "Sun/Son" worshippers on the same page in the early 300's. This conspiracy theory is simply false. Read that article if you read nothing else. Without further ado, here's the link.
1. On Christmas Apologetics
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