http://theministrycafe.com/2006/12/11/christmas-light-displays/ Serving Christ in a Coffee Culture Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:55:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 http://theministrycafe.com/2006/12/11/christmas-light-displays/#comment-17 Fri, 15 Dec 2006 18:26:02 +0000 http://theministrycafe.com/2006/12/11/christmas-light-displays/#comment-17 I agree that sometimes houses are taken too far however I am not as disturbed as you with the use of some nontraditional items as a part of the Christmas display. I believe the point is that we make it a balance and that it still portrays what we believe. I must comment that I have been impressed to see quite a few nativity scenes. Christmas is foremost the birth of our Christ child however it is a celebration we engage with our families and our children. If the displays bring a smile I believe it is worth it. The lights are like the number of stars in the skies and can we ever truely match that number. One of our family's Advent activities will be to drive around several neighborhoods and admire the lights. This will include counting the nativity scenes, admiring the beauty of so many lights (none that shines as bright as Christ)and the other objects as well. Look at it this way- the deer are creatures created by God, the snowmen are made of snow as clean and pure as our Lord and those carousel blow-ups- think of them as the children dancing to the Lord. I agree perhaps some houses may go too far but we don't understand what their modivation is but if it makes one person happy during this joyous time them maybe it is worth it. I agree that sometimes houses are taken too far however I am not as disturbed as you with the use of some nontraditional items as a part of the Christmas display. I believe the point is that we make it a balance and that it still portrays what we believe. I must comment that I have been impressed to see quite a few nativity scenes. Christmas is foremost the birth of our Christ child however it is a celebration we engage with our families and our children. If the displays bring a smile I believe it is worth it. The lights are like the number of stars in the skies and can we ever truely match that number. One of our family’s Advent activities will be to drive around several neighborhoods and admire the lights. This will include counting the nativity scenes, admiring the beauty of so many lights (none that shines as bright as Christ)and the other objects as well. Look at it this way- the deer are creatures created by God, the snowmen are made of snow as clean and pure as our Lord and those carousel blow-ups- think of them as the children dancing to the Lord. I agree perhaps some houses may go too far but we don’t understand what their modivation is but if it makes one person happy during this joyous time them maybe it is worth it.

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