{"id":301928,"date":"2009-11-30T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-30T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/reclaiming-christmas\/"},"modified":"2009-11-30T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-30T17:00:00","slug":"reclaiming-christmas","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/reclaiming-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Reclaiming Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The long-awaited Christmas season is here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":294104,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/web.familylifetoday.com\/fl2009-11-30.mp3","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"00:","filesize":"11.41M","filesize_raw":"11963217","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":""},"categories":[2816],"tags":[4642],"podcast_series":[7692],"cwp_profile":[8927],"series":[2101],"class_list":["post-301928","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christmas","tag-christmas","podcast_series-25-days-26-ways-to-make-this-your-best-christmas-ever","cwp_profile-ace-collins","series-familylife-today"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2024\/09\/FLT-Podcast-Cover-2-508x508-3.jpg?w=508","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2023\/02\/image-scaled.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast-download\/301928\/reclaiming-christmas","player_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast-player\/301928\/reclaiming-christmas","audio_player":null,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/familylife-today\/id212174303?mt=2&app=podcast","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0j5UaKdQOHQCuo1bt0ebEm","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/feed\/podcast\/familylife-today","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"onOPrfKd0n\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/reclaiming-christmas\/\">Reclaiming Christmas<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/reclaiming-christmas\/embed\/#?secret=onOPrfKd0n\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Reclaiming Christmas&#8221; &#8212; FamilyLife\u00ae - A Cru Ministry\" data-secret=\"onOPrfKd0n\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Before we get to what we want to talk to today we wanted to let our listeners know about something that is happening here at FamilyLife in the next couple of weeks.\u00a0 We have had some friends of the ministry who have come forward and offered a year end matching gift that well frankly, we are very encouraged by.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAny donation we receive between now and the end of December, these friends have agreed to match that donation on a dollar for dollar basis up to a total of $1,250,000.\u00a0\u00a0 And that is the largest matching gift opportunity that we have ever had made available to us.\u00a0 So, we are hoping between now and the end of the year to hear from as many of our listeners as possible who can make a year-end donation and help support the ministry of FamilyLife.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Bob, as you know this has been a remarkable year.\u00a0 The most challenging I have ever faced in nearly four decades as a leader in ministry.\u00a0 And the fact that a listener is hearing us on this station right now is a statement to our leadership team here at FamilyLife and the folks who make this broadcast possible through their donations.\u00a0 We had to make cuts this year but we did not cut being on this station at this time.\u00a0 I am just coming to the listeners right now here at Christmas saying, \u201cWe need to hear from you!\u201d\u00a0 If you want this broadcast to continue to come to you everyday providing practical, timely, biblical help and hope for your marriage and family; we need you to come along side us right now while we have this matching gift available.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob<\/strong>:\u00a0 Yes!\u00a0 Again, there is some extra incentive because of this matching gift opportunity and we are hoping you will either go online at FamilyLifeToday.com, or make as generous a donation as you possibly can; or call us toll free at 1-800-FL-TODAY.\u00a0 And again, that donation is going to be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $1,250,000,000 so help us take full advantage of this matching gift and we do hope to hear from you between now and the end of the year.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, let\u2019s talk about Christmas and as you said it is okay to talk about it now.\u00a0 Although it does feel that every year, at least at the retail stores they start talking about Christmas, and they start promoting Christmas earlier and earlier. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 I do not ever recall Christmas being advertised in September.\u00a0 Now, it used to be Halloween was kind of the threshold for when Christmas would begin to be talked about.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well, it used to be Thanksgiving was the threshold....\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 That was way back!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 That was back in the ancient days...\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 ....before the earth\u2019s crust hardened at that point.\u00a0 I am not kidding you, this past September, Barbara and I were driving down the road and we heard some Christmas advertising in September for goodness sakes!\u00a0 I mean, have we completely gone crazy as a materialistic culture?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Well shouldn\u2019t we be celebrating Christmas all year long?\u00a0 That is, I\u2019m sure all the advertisers are trying to say. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 If that is what the advertisements were about ...\u00a0 we both know it is about retail!\u00a0 And in a slow economic year it is retail.\u00a0 That is exactly what we are talking here!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell we have somebody who is here to help us reclaim Christmas.\u00a0 He is going to give you some very practical ways to do it.\u00a0 Ace Collins joins us again on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u00a0 Ace is no stranger to our listening audience.\u00a0 He had been on the broadcast numerous times and he perhaps is the only bionic-writer we have ever had on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u00a0 He has written over 60 books.\u00a0 I think he will be writing a book during this broadcast.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 It is possible! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 I have deadlines I need to be writing right now.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 Welcome back, Ace!\u00a0 Ace is a master storyteller!\u00a0 And our claim to fame now in Arkansas; he is now living in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Nice to have you in \u2018The Natural State.\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 It is good to be back!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 You have written a book here, <em>25 Days 26 Ways to Make This Your Best Christmas Ever.<\/em>\u00a0 You have described this as like an Advent book? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace<\/strong>:\u00a0 it is an Advent Calendar in a way.\u00a0 We actually start with number 1, Chapter 1 on Advent itself, but if you remember your advent calendars from your youth where you would open a window a day, as a kid and it would give you sometimes a Bible verse sometimes a little gift.\u00a0 They were fun to open!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat I wanted to do is take the first 26 days of December and actually take it past Christmas, the day after Christmas, and give people something to focus on that day as kind of a devotional reading, if you will. It is not really a devotional in that respect, but it can focus you in that direction to remind you about what Christmas is about and for you to see the joy and experience the joy of Christmas every day, because Christmas is for some people the most stressful time of the year.\u00a0\u00a0 It shouldn\u2019t be that way!\u00a0 You miss the real meaning of Christmas.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou opened with something that is interesting and you know, you were complaining, a little bit, about Christmas really opening in September now.\u00a0 Actually I am excited by them stretching Christmas out.\u00a0 The reason Christmas was actually stretched to even Thanksgiving was FDR wanted us to mail Christmas presents overseas to troops during World War II in time to get them there.\u00a0 So, people started to, rather than, a week to shop, they had a month to shop for Christmas presents.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn the last generation, they opened that back up to Halloween and now earlier, but think of this, Christmas is the only Christian holiday, we talk about this in the book, that is celebrated worldwide.\u00a0 Even in non-Christian countries.\u00a0 Therefore, by opening up Christmas up for weeks and weeks and weeks, we have an open door, as Christians, to talk about the real meaning of Christmas that much longer.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 You know you talk about Christmas being a time of celebrating Christ\u2019s birth and it is obvious a time of gift giving.\u00a0 In your book you call it, <em>25 Days, 26 Ways<\/em>, and I like the bonus day you give us after Christmas.\u00a0 The reason I like it, it\u2019s really a reminder of what Christmas should have been all about for the previous 25 days anyway. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well we go into the bonus day really embraces Matthew 25:35-40, \u201cGiving to the least of these....\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018Boxing day\u2019 which is celebrated and has been for hundreds of years in England, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, is one of those \u201ctraditions\u201d we didn\u2019t import into the United States.\u00a0 It is a real shame!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe need to embrace it, because what they do there is they take gifts, and rather than taking them back to the store and exchanging them, they take a gift that they have gotten that they don\u2019t need and find someone who needs it on the 26<sup>th<\/sup> and give it to them.\u00a0 Now, it really started with servants getting gifts on the 26<sup>th<\/sup> that were leftover gifts from the people they worked for.\u00a0 They have expanded it in many ways to being one of the best charitable holidays.\u00a0\u00a0 And we in America need to share the extra; that is the 26<sup>th<\/sup> of the 25 days.\u00a0\u00a0 <em>25 Days<\/em> takes you to Christmas, <em>26 Ways<\/em> takes that Christmas spirit beyond Christmas.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 Bob, I am looking at the list of countries.\u00a0 Do you know where it is celebrated? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Boxing Day?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 No! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 I didn\u2019t know this, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and even in parts of China.\u00a0 Why don\u2019t we start a movement for Boxing Day?\u00a0 It is all about gift giving after Christmas Day to people who could use these gifts, practically speaking, probably more than we can.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well, it does cause us to take our focus and make the adjustment that ought to be made.\u00a0 I remember as a kid growing up being focused on what was coming my way at Christmas.\u00a0 Boxing Day helps us recalibrate, what our thinking ought to be.\u00a0 But, let me take you back to Advent because you described this as an Advent Calendar in book form and if our listeners didn\u2019t grow up in a traditional liturgical mainline church, Advent is kind of a lost part of this season. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 I would argue that it is even lost to a certain degree in those churches, because they focus on one element of Advent.\u00a0 If you go back a thousand years and look at Advent, I think the real power of Advent was <strong>what <\/strong>they were looking at a thousand years ago.\u00a0 The first element of Advent is looking toward the birth of a child in a manger.\u00a0 It is looking toward that initial Christmas birth; what Jesus coming to the earth meant on Christmas Day, that first Christmas Day.\u00a0 That pretty much where it stops for most people.\u00a0 But if you take it that step further that the way the church taught it a thousand years ago.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat second step is what did Christ coming into your life, accepting Him as your Savior, mean to you?\u00a0 I think <strong>that<\/strong> may be the most important part of Advent that is lost during the Christmas Season.\u00a0 It is not looking at the babe in the manger.\u00a0 It is understanding what the babe in your heart as a grown up man who gave His life for you on a cross meant to you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat is the second facet of Advent.\u00a0 If you keep that... well that is our first day.\u00a0 We look at Advent on the very first day of our calendar, December 1<sup>st,<\/sup> when you open up the book and you open up the calendar that is what you are going to see.\u00a0 The third thing is looking ahead to the second coming of Christ.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo there is three elements of Advent that we look at and that we focus on:\u00a0 One \u2013 the babe in the manger, two \u2013 the babe coming into your heart as a grown man who gave His life for you on a cross and was resurrected and took your sins for you, and tree what it means to be looking forward to Christ coming back.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 You know I like what you have done here with Advent, you have really expanded our view of what it is and my wife Barbara wanted to do that as well.\u00a0 She wrote a book, where she also did the watercolor work for it as well, it is called, <em>When Christmas Came<\/em>.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt is John 3:16, kind of unpacked, in terms of what it means.\u00a0 I want to read one of her last chapters in this book.\u00a0 It is very brief, but it talks about the third purpose of Advent \u2013 Christ\u2019s return.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tShe writes, \u201cChristmas is about promise; the unchanging nature of His purpose.\u00a0 For it is impossible for God to lie.\u00a0 His word is true, sure, sacred, and inspired.\u00a0 His precious and magnificent promises will never fail.\u00a0 He is not slow about His promise, not wishing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.\u00a0 He is near!\u00a0 The time is near!\u00a0 All will come to pass in a twinkling of an eye.\u00a0 Come quickly, Lord Jesus!\u00a0 Prince of Peace, Wonderful Counselor, our Emmanuel!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know it is all about Christ coming the first time; allowing Him to rule now and then expecting His return and living like He is coming back in the days that are in front of us.\u00a0 That is really what Christmas is challenging us to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 It is what Christmas is challenging us to do!\u00a0\u00a0 At the end of the first chapter one of the things I challenge people to do is create a biblical Advent calendar.\u00a0\u00a0 There are 24 chapters in Luke.\u00a0 Read one a day and you will stay focused on what the true meaning of Christmas really it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And you see one of the requirements of the season which is getting our list put together and going shopping; you see this as a spiritual activity as well, right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well, the oldest Christmas tradition is gift giving.\u00a0 I mean, think about it.\u00a0 The wise men from the east, however many there were, it is not \u201cWe three Kings of Orient Are,\u201d we don\u2019t know that it is never listed biblically.\u00a0 It was a pastor who wrote that song who basically changed everything for us when thinking about the three wise men, but the wise men brought, not three wise men, but three gifts.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe gifts that they brought were so well thought out.\u00a0 They just didn\u2019t go to the bazaar and pick something up and say, \u2018Hey, we are going to take it to the king.\u2019\u00a0 What does the baby need, well let\u2019s give the baby a blanket, let\u2019s throw in some booties, and maybe a little hat.\u00a0 It\u2019s cold in the manger. No!\u00a0 They actually thought about the gold, frankincense and myrrh.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe gold is the gift that you give royalty.\u00a0 I mean, think about that now, these people already knew, God had given them the knowledge that Jesus was the King.\u00a0 Secondly, you look at frankincense; this was reserved for what?\u00a0 Religious services!\u00a0 They knew that this was not just a king, this was God\u2019s son.\u00a0 Myrrh, what is myrrh?\u00a0 It was used in funeral services.\u00a0 They knew, therefore, that He was going to sacrifice His life for His people.\u00a0 Now think about that, the gold was to sustain the ministry, the frankincense was used in religious services and Jewish services at the time, and the myrrh was to be used at a funeral. These people thought about this man\u2019s entire life - this baby\u2019s entire life - when they bought the gifts. Yet, most of us do not think about gifts. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe may think about, \u201cWell, what is the hot item?\u201d\u00a0 No, what is really going sustain this person? What is going to make an impact in their lives?\u00a0 What can we do, therefore, that will, with our shopping, have a gift that this person will remember not just a month from now, but five and six and seven years from now because it\u2019s something that they will use, and every time they look at that gift, they will realize that we thought enough about them to take the care to give it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSecondly, shopping off the list; as you have the list of all the people you are going to buy gifts for and as you go through that list, add a name to that list.\u00a0 Find somebody in your community who may not have a Christmas this year. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFind a child who is not going to get a gift. I remember doing that the very first time and going into a home where they had three children.\u00a0 I had bought gifts for all of them.\u00a0 I went into this home twenty years ago in the poorest part of Hillsbourough, Texas, and I visited a Hispanic family - a mother and her three children- in a home without heat (and it was cold that day).\u00a0 These people were living in their coats, and the little girl took me into her bedroom a four year old girl and showed me her bed which was a bare mattress on the floor. Then she took me into the living room and showed me their Christmas tree with one strand of lights hanging from the tree.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe impact of buying the gifts for those people and giving them to them and seeing the excitement in the children\u2019s eyes, who otherwise would not have had a Christmas, meant truly that I had the opportunity that day (and I\u2019ve tried to do it every Christmas thereafter) to live out Matthew 25:35-40 \u201creaching out to the least of these\u201d and the gifts that mean the most of Christ that you give at Christmas are the ones given to those who need them the worst.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 I remember as a boy, going with my dad to deliver hams to poor people at Christmas. I remember scratching the frost off of the windshield to be able to look out the side as I rode along with him and his pickup (must not have had a good heater in it \u2013 I don\u2019t know.)\u00a0 But we would go, and my dad would deliver these hams or turkeys.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t a lot, but it was a statement that my dad cared about people who didn\u2019t have a lot.\u00a0 We have so much in America, you know?\u00a0 We really do need to get outside of ourselves and look to the needs of others.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 And believe me, I\u2019m not going to tell you to not to drop the buck or two into the Salvation Army pail as you walk out of the store, because I believe in that thoroughly. They do a tremendous job in the community doing things and there are other Christmas charities, who do as well, but there is something special (and you just said it) about taking your family and doing it with the hands on approach, because it really impacts you, because you can see the impact you are making on others.\u00a0 And that is profound!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 You are really reminding us of Ephesians 5:1 \u201cTherefore be imitators of God as beloved children and walk in love as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 What did God do in the first Christmas?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace<\/strong>:\u00a0 He gave us Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 He gave us His son. And you know what? We are to imitate Him.\u00a0 I think what I\u2019d do, Bob, is I\u2019d challenge every listener to do two things: First of all, find something here the month of December, that you can do on a somewhat \u2018quasi\u2019 regular basis.\u00a0 I know because of the pace of life, we have a difficult time even to think about doing something for 25 days in a row. But let\u2019s say you only hit 18.\u00a0 There is nothing wrong with hitting 18 and talking about something of value.\u00a0 Using a book like what Ace has done or taking my wife, Barbara\u2019s book, and reading it aloud to your kids, maybe, on Christmas Eve. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe second thing I\u2019d challenge you to do is to look beyond your family and maybe get your family together tonight at the dinner table and just talk about, \u201cDo we know any people in need?\u201d Maybe somebody has lost a job, maybe it is stepping out of a bubble where you live and crossing town into an area that you need to go to and you need to get some guidance to know who to go see and who needs gifts, but perhaps contact a pastor in that area and find a family that could use gifts like this.\u00a0 You know what? Go shopping purposefully and then together as a family go wrap those gifts and go take those gifts. It may be the most important gift you give this Christmas season.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 It will impact your children and your grandchildren for the rest of their lives, because they will understand like you understand from your father about the importance of doing it, not just giving to it, but of doing it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think if we can describe <em>25 days<\/em>; it\u2019s easy to talk about the stories behind the songs books, because they are talking about, \u201cWhat is the story behind this?\u00a0 What is the story behind that?\u201d\u00a0 Each of the chapters is easy to talk about.\u00a0 <em>25 days, 26 Ways<\/em>\u00a0 is a call to action. It is a call to get you involved in Christmas. I think there is a remix of an Elvis Presley song about five or six years ago called \u201cStop, Look, and Listen.\u201d It became a worldwide hit.\u00a0 It was the second hit after \u201cThe Less Conversation.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis<\/strong>:\u00a0 Be careful, Ace, Bob, is liable to start singing this song any moment.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 This is a key I use in this book.\u00a0\u00a0 The key to Christmas, is slowing down, stopping, looking around, and listening.\u00a0 And if you do those things you will change.\u00a0 There is a wonderful song that Willie Nelson wrote, that Roy Orbison made a rock- n- roll hit back in the 60\u2019s that everybody thinks is a love song, because they don\u2019t listen to the words.\u00a0 Stop and listen to \u201cPretty Paper\u201d it is a song that Willie wrote when he was starving to death in Nashville about a man who was sitting on a street corner who had no one who would stop and listen to him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSong lyrics:\u00a0 \u201cChristmas was missing him,\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tchoirs were singing.\u00a0 Should I stop? Better not.\u00a0 Much too busy.\u00a0 I am in a hurry!\u00a0 My! How time does fly! \u201c\u00a0\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat does it say at the end?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u201cAnd in the midst of the moment, a cry.\u00a0 You missed the cry, because you didn\u2019t stop, look and listen.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis book is about taking a deep breath.\u00a0 Stopping!\u00a0 One of the greatest times you can have is being stuck in a line at Christmas.\u00a0 You look around and you will see other people you can wich them a Merry Christmas.\u00a0 You can talk to them about gifts that they bought.\u00a0 You can ask them about their family.\u00a0 You may be the only Christian; you may be the only person who is carrying the Christmas light that day.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the thing you see the most at Christmas?\u00a0 And it is not Santa Claus!\u00a0 The thing that you see the most at Christmas is lights!\u00a0 Christmas is about light!\u00a0 You mentioned the gift that God gave to us 2000 years ago.\u00a0 It was light Light is everywhere at Christmas if you look for the light.\u00a0 And you could share that light as well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 You know the reality for all of us at this time of year we need something that prompts our thinking in this direction.\u00a0 What Ace has done in the book, <em>25 Days, 26 Ways, to Make This Your Best Christmas Ever<\/em>, give us a way to renew our mind each day and to orient our lives at Christmas time toward and outward and God-ward focus.\u00a0 I really like the suggestion in here of reading a chapter out of Luke\u2019s gospel each day; twenty four chapters in the 24 days leading up to Christmas.\u00a0 Read a chapter a day as a family.\u00a0 There are other great ideas in this book.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you go online at FamilyLifeToday.com, we would be happy to send you a copy of the book.\u00a0 There is information about it online.\u00a0 Again, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com.\u00a0 Dennis, you read from your wife Barbara\u2019s book, <em>When Christmas Came<\/em>, this is a devotional book for families based on John 3:16; which we don\u2019t usually think of as a Christmas verse.\u00a0\u00a0 Yet, it is a declaration of God\u2019s great gift to us in the incarnation of Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, there is information about both of these books available on our website, FamilyLifeToday.com.\u00a0 You can also call for more information; 1-800-FL-Today is the number.\u00a0 1800-358-6329; that\u2019s 1- 800\u00a0 F as in \u201cfamily,\u201d L as in \u201clife,\u201d and then the word \u2018TODAY\u2019.\u00a0 When you get in touch with us we can let you know how you can have either or both of these books sent to you.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, as I think most of you know we are as a ministry, a listener supported ministry.\u00a0 We depend on donations from folks like you to be able to sustain the work of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u00a0 And between now and the end of the year there is a special opportunity that has been made available to us as a ministry.\u00a0 I wanted to let you know about this.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe have some friends of the ministry who have stepped forward to provide matching funds for us during December.\u00a0 Any donation we receive between now and the end of the year.\u00a0 These folks have agreed to match that amount on a dollar for dollar basis up to a total of $1,250, 000.\u00a0 This is the largest matching gift opportunity that we have ever had as a ministry.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf we are going to take full advantage of it, we need to hear from as many of our listeners as we can.\u00a0 So I am going to ask you to do whatever you can do; go online or call toll free at 1-800 FL-Today.\u00a0 Make a donation to help support the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u00a0 Again, your donation is going to be doubled, it is going to be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of one million, two hundred fifty thousands.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen you support <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> you are helping to keep us on the air on this station, on our network of stations all across the nation. You are helping us as we reach into other countries with practical help and spiritual hope for marriages and families.\u00a0 And we do appreciate your partnership with us.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow tomorrow, we are going to continue to talk about what you can do as a family how you can make this Christmas the most meaningful Christmas ever.\u00a0 Our guest, Ace Collins, is going to be back with us tomorrow; hope you can be back with us as well.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, and our entire broadcast production team.\u00a0 On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I am Bob Lepine.\u00a0 We will see you back tomorrow for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHelp for today!\u00a0 Hope for tomorrow!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts for you. 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long-awaited Christmas season is here!","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2009-11-30.pdf","transcript_content":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 You have the list of all the people you are going to buy gifts for.\u00a0 Add a name to that list.\u00a0 Find somebody in your community who may not have a Christmas this year.\u00a0 Gifts that mean the most to Christ that you give at Christmas are the ones given to those who need them the most.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 This is FamilyLife Today for Monday, November 30<sup>th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Our host is President of FamilyLife, Dennis Rainey and I am Bob Lepine.\u00a0 We are going to talk today about things we can do to make the Christmas season more meaningful and to make this your best Christmas ever.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u00a0 Thanks for joining us on the Monday, edition.\u00a0 I guess it is okay now, it is appropriate to dive in and talk about Christmas, isn\u2019t it?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 It is!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob<\/strong>:\u00a0 I mean, we are passed Thanksgiving and we can kind of see that in the rear view mirror.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tDennis:\u00a0 It feels a whole lot better than talking about Christmas before Halloween!\u00a0 Give me a break! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Before we get to what we want to talk to today we wanted to let our listeners know about something that is happening here at FamilyLife in the next couple of weeks.\u00a0 We have had some friends of the ministry who have come forward and offered a year end matching gift that well frankly, we are very encouraged by.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAny donation we receive between now and the end of December, these friends have agreed to match that donation on a dollar for dollar basis up to a total of $1,250,000.\u00a0\u00a0 And that is the largest matching gift opportunity that we have ever had made available to us.\u00a0 So, we are hoping between now and the end of the year to hear from as many of our listeners as possible who can make a year-end donation and help support the ministry of FamilyLife.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Bob, as you know this has been a remarkable year.\u00a0 The most challenging I have ever faced in nearly four decades as a leader in ministry.\u00a0 And the fact that a listener is hearing us on this station right now is a statement to our leadership team here at FamilyLife and the folks who make this broadcast possible through their donations.\u00a0 We had to make cuts this year but we did not cut being on this station at this time.\u00a0 I am just coming to the listeners right now here at Christmas saying, \u201cWe need to hear from you!\u201d\u00a0 If you want this broadcast to continue to come to you everyday providing practical, timely, biblical help and hope for your marriage and family; we need you to come along side us right now while we have this matching gift available.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob<\/strong>:\u00a0 Yes!\u00a0 Again, there is some extra incentive because of this matching gift opportunity and we are hoping you will either go online at FamilyLifeToday.com, or make as generous a donation as you possibly can; or call us toll free at 1-800-FL-TODAY.\u00a0 And again, that donation is going to be matched dollar for dollar up to a total of $1,250,000,000 so help us take full advantage of this matching gift and we do hope to hear from you between now and the end of the year.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, let\u2019s talk about Christmas and as you said it is okay to talk about it now.\u00a0 Although it does feel that every year, at least at the retail stores they start talking about Christmas, and they start promoting Christmas earlier and earlier. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 I do not ever recall Christmas being advertised in September.\u00a0 Now, it used to be Halloween was kind of the threshold for when Christmas would begin to be talked about.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well, it used to be Thanksgiving was the threshold....\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 That was way back!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 That was back in the ancient days...\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 ....before the earth\u2019s crust hardened at that point.\u00a0 I am not kidding you, this past September, Barbara and I were driving down the road and we heard some Christmas advertising in September for goodness sakes!\u00a0 I mean, have we completely gone crazy as a materialistic culture?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Well shouldn\u2019t we be celebrating Christmas all year long?\u00a0 That is, I\u2019m sure all the advertisers are trying to say. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 If that is what the advertisements were about ...\u00a0 we both know it is about retail!\u00a0 And in a slow economic year it is retail.\u00a0 That is exactly what we are talking here!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell we have somebody who is here to help us reclaim Christmas.\u00a0 He is going to give you some very practical ways to do it.\u00a0 Ace Collins joins us again on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u00a0 Ace is no stranger to our listening audience.\u00a0 He had been on the broadcast numerous times and he perhaps is the only bionic-writer we have ever had on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u00a0 He has written over 60 books.\u00a0 I think he will be writing a book during this broadcast.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 It is possible! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 I have deadlines I need to be writing right now.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 Welcome back, Ace!\u00a0 Ace is a master storyteller!\u00a0 And our claim to fame now in Arkansas; he is now living in Arkadelphia, Arkansas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Nice to have you in \u2018The Natural State.\u2019\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 It is good to be back!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 You have written a book here, <em>25 Days 26 Ways to Make This Your Best Christmas Ever.<\/em>\u00a0 You have described this as like an Advent book? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace<\/strong>:\u00a0 it is an Advent Calendar in a way.\u00a0 We actually start with number 1, Chapter 1 on Advent itself, but if you remember your advent calendars from your youth where you would open a window a day, as a kid and it would give you sometimes a Bible verse sometimes a little gift.\u00a0 They were fun to open!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat I wanted to do is take the first 26 days of December and actually take it past Christmas, the day after Christmas, and give people something to focus on that day as kind of a devotional reading, if you will. It is not really a devotional in that respect, but it can focus you in that direction to remind you about what Christmas is about and for you to see the joy and experience the joy of Christmas every day, because Christmas is for some people the most stressful time of the year.\u00a0\u00a0 It shouldn\u2019t be that way!\u00a0 You miss the real meaning of Christmas.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou opened with something that is interesting and you know, you were complaining, a little bit, about Christmas really opening in September now.\u00a0 Actually I am excited by them stretching Christmas out.\u00a0 The reason Christmas was actually stretched to even Thanksgiving was FDR wanted us to mail Christmas presents overseas to troops during World War II in time to get them there.\u00a0 So, people started to, rather than, a week to shop, they had a month to shop for Christmas presents.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn the last generation, they opened that back up to Halloween and now earlier, but think of this, Christmas is the only Christian holiday, we talk about this in the book, that is celebrated worldwide.\u00a0 Even in non-Christian countries.\u00a0 Therefore, by opening up Christmas up for weeks and weeks and weeks, we have an open door, as Christians, to talk about the real meaning of Christmas that much longer.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 You know you talk about Christmas being a time of celebrating Christ\u2019s birth and it is obvious a time of gift giving.\u00a0 In your book you call it, <em>25 Days, 26 Ways<\/em>, and I like the bonus day you give us after Christmas.\u00a0 The reason I like it, it\u2019s really a reminder of what Christmas should have been all about for the previous 25 days anyway. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well we go into the bonus day really embraces Matthew 25:35-40, \u201cGiving to the least of these....\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 \u2018Boxing day\u2019 which is celebrated and has been for hundreds of years in England, Canada, New Zealand, Australia, is one of those \u201ctraditions\u201d we didn\u2019t import into the United States.\u00a0 It is a real shame!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe need to embrace it, because what they do there is they take gifts, and rather than taking them back to the store and exchanging them, they take a gift that they have gotten that they don\u2019t need and find someone who needs it on the 26<sup>th<\/sup> and give it to them.\u00a0 Now, it really started with servants getting gifts on the 26<sup>th<\/sup> that were leftover gifts from the people they worked for.\u00a0 They have expanded it in many ways to being one of the best charitable holidays.\u00a0\u00a0 And we in America need to share the extra; that is the 26<sup>th<\/sup> of the 25 days.\u00a0\u00a0 <em>25 Days<\/em> takes you to Christmas, <em>26 Ways<\/em> takes that Christmas spirit beyond Christmas.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 Bob, I am looking at the list of countries.\u00a0 Do you know where it is celebrated? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Boxing Day?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 Yes! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 No! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 I didn\u2019t know this, Great Britain, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and even in parts of China.\u00a0 Why don\u2019t we start a movement for Boxing Day?\u00a0 It is all about gift giving after Christmas Day to people who could use these gifts, practically speaking, probably more than we can.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well, it does cause us to take our focus and make the adjustment that ought to be made.\u00a0 I remember as a kid growing up being focused on what was coming my way at Christmas.\u00a0 Boxing Day helps us recalibrate, what our thinking ought to be.\u00a0 But, let me take you back to Advent because you described this as an Advent Calendar in book form and if our listeners didn\u2019t grow up in a traditional liturgical mainline church, Advent is kind of a lost part of this season. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 I would argue that it is even lost to a certain degree in those churches, because they focus on one element of Advent.\u00a0 If you go back a thousand years and look at Advent, I think the real power of Advent was <strong>what <\/strong>they were looking at a thousand years ago.\u00a0 The first element of Advent is looking toward the birth of a child in a manger.\u00a0 It is looking toward that initial Christmas birth; what Jesus coming to the earth meant on Christmas Day, that first Christmas Day.\u00a0 That pretty much where it stops for most people.\u00a0 But if you take it that step further that the way the church taught it a thousand years ago.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat second step is what did Christ coming into your life, accepting Him as your Savior, mean to you?\u00a0 I think <strong>that<\/strong> may be the most important part of Advent that is lost during the Christmas Season.\u00a0 It is not looking at the babe in the manger.\u00a0 It is understanding what the babe in your heart as a grown up man who gave His life for you on a cross meant to you. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat is the second facet of Advent.\u00a0 If you keep that... well that is our first day.\u00a0 We look at Advent on the very first day of our calendar, December 1<sup>st,<\/sup> when you open up the book and you open up the calendar that is what you are going to see.\u00a0 The third thing is looking ahead to the second coming of Christ.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo there is three elements of Advent that we look at and that we focus on:\u00a0 One \u2013 the babe in the manger, two \u2013 the babe coming into your heart as a grown man who gave His life for you on a cross and was resurrected and took your sins for you, and tree what it means to be looking forward to Christ coming back.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 You know I like what you have done here with Advent, you have really expanded our view of what it is and my wife Barbara wanted to do that as well.\u00a0 She wrote a book, where she also did the watercolor work for it as well, it is called, <em>When Christmas Came<\/em>.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt is John 3:16, kind of unpacked, in terms of what it means.\u00a0 I want to read one of her last chapters in this book.\u00a0 It is very brief, but it talks about the third purpose of Advent \u2013 Christ\u2019s return.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tShe writes, \u201cChristmas is about promise; the unchanging nature of His purpose.\u00a0 For it is impossible for God to lie.\u00a0 His word is true, sure, sacred, and inspired.\u00a0 His precious and magnificent promises will never fail.\u00a0 He is not slow about His promise, not wishing for any to perish, but for all to come to repentance.\u00a0 He is near!\u00a0 The time is near!\u00a0 All will come to pass in a twinkling of an eye.\u00a0 Come quickly, Lord Jesus!\u00a0 Prince of Peace, Wonderful Counselor, our Emmanuel!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know it is all about Christ coming the first time; allowing Him to rule now and then expecting His return and living like He is coming back in the days that are in front of us.\u00a0 That is really what Christmas is challenging us to do. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 It is what Christmas is challenging us to do!\u00a0\u00a0 At the end of the first chapter one of the things I challenge people to do is create a biblical Advent calendar.\u00a0\u00a0 There are 24 chapters in Luke.\u00a0 Read one a day and you will stay focused on what the true meaning of Christmas really it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And you see one of the requirements of the season which is getting our list put together and going shopping; you see this as a spiritual activity as well, right?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 Well, the oldest Christmas tradition is gift giving.\u00a0 I mean, think about it.\u00a0 The wise men from the east, however many there were, it is not \u201cWe three Kings of Orient Are,\u201d we don\u2019t know that it is never listed biblically.\u00a0 It was a pastor who wrote that song who basically changed everything for us when thinking about the three wise men, but the wise men brought, not three wise men, but three gifts.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe gifts that they brought were so well thought out.\u00a0 They just didn\u2019t go to the bazaar and pick something up and say, \u2018Hey, we are going to take it to the king.\u2019\u00a0 What does the baby need, well let\u2019s give the baby a blanket, let\u2019s throw in some booties, and maybe a little hat.\u00a0 It\u2019s cold in the manger. No!\u00a0 They actually thought about the gold, frankincense and myrrh.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe gold is the gift that you give royalty.\u00a0 I mean, think about that now, these people already knew, God had given them the knowledge that Jesus was the King.\u00a0 Secondly, you look at frankincense; this was reserved for what?\u00a0 Religious services!\u00a0 They knew that this was not just a king, this was God\u2019s son.\u00a0 Myrrh, what is myrrh?\u00a0 It was used in funeral services.\u00a0 They knew, therefore, that He was going to sacrifice His life for His people.\u00a0 Now think about that, the gold was to sustain the ministry, the frankincense was used in religious services and Jewish services at the time, and the myrrh was to be used at a funeral. These people thought about this man\u2019s entire life - this baby\u2019s entire life - when they bought the gifts. Yet, most of us do not think about gifts. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe may think about, \u201cWell, what is the hot item?\u201d\u00a0 No, what is really going sustain this person? What is going to make an impact in their lives?\u00a0 What can we do, therefore, that will, with our shopping, have a gift that this person will remember not just a month from now, but five and six and seven years from now because it\u2019s something that they will use, and every time they look at that gift, they will realize that we thought enough about them to take the care to give it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSecondly, shopping off the list; as you have the list of all the people you are going to buy gifts for and as you go through that list, add a name to that list.\u00a0 Find somebody in your community who may not have a Christmas this year. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tFind a child who is not going to get a gift. I remember doing that the very first time and going into a home where they had three children.\u00a0 I had bought gifts for all of them.\u00a0 I went into this home twenty years ago in the poorest part of Hillsbourough, Texas, and I visited a Hispanic family - a mother and her three children- in a home without heat (and it was cold that day).\u00a0 These people were living in their coats, and the little girl took me into her bedroom a four year old girl and showed me her bed which was a bare mattress on the floor. Then she took me into the living room and showed me their Christmas tree with one strand of lights hanging from the tree.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe impact of buying the gifts for those people and giving them to them and seeing the excitement in the children\u2019s eyes, who otherwise would not have had a Christmas, meant truly that I had the opportunity that day (and I\u2019ve tried to do it every Christmas thereafter) to live out Matthew 25:35-40 \u201creaching out to the least of these\u201d and the gifts that mean the most of Christ that you give at Christmas are the ones given to those who need them the worst.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 I remember as a boy, going with my dad to deliver hams to poor people at Christmas. I remember scratching the frost off of the windshield to be able to look out the side as I rode along with him and his pickup (must not have had a good heater in it \u2013 I don\u2019t know.)\u00a0 But we would go, and my dad would deliver these hams or turkeys.\u00a0 It wasn\u2019t a lot, but it was a statement that my dad cared about people who didn\u2019t have a lot.\u00a0 We have so much in America, you know?\u00a0 We really do need to get outside of ourselves and look to the needs of others.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 And believe me, I\u2019m not going to tell you to not to drop the buck or two into the Salvation Army pail as you walk out of the store, because I believe in that thoroughly. They do a tremendous job in the community doing things and there are other Christmas charities, who do as well, but there is something special (and you just said it) about taking your family and doing it with the hands on approach, because it really impacts you, because you can see the impact you are making on others.\u00a0 And that is profound!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 You are really reminding us of Ephesians 5:1 \u201cTherefore be imitators of God as beloved children and walk in love as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 What did God do in the first Christmas?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace<\/strong>:\u00a0 He gave us Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong>\u00a0 He gave us His son. And you know what? We are to imitate Him.\u00a0 I think what I\u2019d do, Bob, is I\u2019d challenge every listener to do two things: First of all, find something here the month of December, that you can do on a somewhat \u2018quasi\u2019 regular basis.\u00a0 I know because of the pace of life, we have a difficult time even to think about doing something for 25 days in a row. But let\u2019s say you only hit 18.\u00a0 There is nothing wrong with hitting 18 and talking about something of value.\u00a0 Using a book like what Ace has done or taking my wife, Barbara\u2019s book, and reading it aloud to your kids, maybe, on Christmas Eve. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe second thing I\u2019d challenge you to do is to look beyond your family and maybe get your family together tonight at the dinner table and just talk about, \u201cDo we know any people in need?\u201d Maybe somebody has lost a job, maybe it is stepping out of a bubble where you live and crossing town into an area that you need to go to and you need to get some guidance to know who to go see and who needs gifts, but perhaps contact a pastor in that area and find a family that could use gifts like this.\u00a0 You know what? Go shopping purposefully and then together as a family go wrap those gifts and go take those gifts. It may be the most important gift you give this Christmas season.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 It will impact your children and your grandchildren for the rest of their lives, because they will understand like you understand from your father about the importance of doing it, not just giving to it, but of doing it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think if we can describe <em>25 days<\/em>; it\u2019s easy to talk about the stories behind the songs books, because they are talking about, \u201cWhat is the story behind this?\u00a0 What is the story behind that?\u201d\u00a0 Each of the chapters is easy to talk about.\u00a0 <em>25 days, 26 Ways<\/em>\u00a0 is a call to action. It is a call to get you involved in Christmas. I think there is a remix of an Elvis Presley song about five or six years ago called \u201cStop, Look, and Listen.\u201d It became a worldwide hit.\u00a0 It was the second hit after \u201cThe Less Conversation.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis<\/strong>:\u00a0 Be careful, Ace, Bob, is liable to start singing this song any moment.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Ace:<\/strong>\u00a0 This is a key I use in this book.\u00a0\u00a0 The key to Christmas, is slowing down, stopping, looking around, and listening.\u00a0 And if you do those things you will change.\u00a0 There is a wonderful song that Willie Nelson wrote, that Roy Orbison made a rock- n- roll hit back in the 60\u2019s that everybody thinks is a love song, because they don\u2019t listen to the words.\u00a0 Stop and listen to \u201cPretty Paper\u201d it is a song that Willie wrote when he was starving to death in Nashville about a man who was sitting on a street corner who had no one who would stop and listen to him. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSong lyrics:\u00a0 \u201cChristmas was missing him,\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tchoirs were singing.\u00a0 Should I stop? Better not.\u00a0 Much too busy.\u00a0 I am in a hurry!\u00a0 My! How time does fly! \u201c\u00a0\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat does it say at the end?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u00a0\u201cAnd in the midst of the moment, a cry.\u00a0 You missed the cry, because you didn\u2019t stop, look and listen.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThis book is about taking a deep breath.\u00a0 Stopping!\u00a0 One of the greatest times you can have is being stuck in a line at Christmas.\u00a0 You look around and you will see other people you can wich them a Merry Christmas.\u00a0 You can talk to them about gifts that they bought.\u00a0 You can ask them about their family.\u00a0 You may be the only Christian; you may be the only person who is carrying the Christmas light that day.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat is the thing you see the most at Christmas?\u00a0 And it is not Santa Claus!\u00a0 The thing that you see the most at Christmas is lights!\u00a0 Christmas is about light!\u00a0 You mentioned the gift that God gave to us 2000 years ago.\u00a0 It was light Light is everywhere at Christmas if you look for the light.\u00a0 And you could share that light as well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong>\u00a0 You know the reality for all of us at this time of year we need something that prompts our thinking in this direction.\u00a0 What Ace has done in the book, <em>25 Days, 26 Ways, to Make This Your Best Christmas Ever<\/em>, give us a way to renew our mind each day and to orient our lives at Christmas time toward and outward and God-ward focus.\u00a0 I really like the suggestion in here of reading a chapter out of Luke\u2019s gospel each day; twenty four chapters in the 24 days leading up to Christmas.\u00a0 Read a chapter a day as a family.\u00a0 There are other great ideas in this book.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you go online at FamilyLifeToday.com, we would be happy to send you a copy of the book.\u00a0 There is information about it online.\u00a0 Again, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com.\u00a0 Dennis, you read from your wife Barbara\u2019s book, <em>When Christmas Came<\/em>, this is a devotional book for families based on John 3:16; which we don\u2019t usually think of as a Christmas verse.\u00a0\u00a0 Yet, it is a declaration of God\u2019s great gift to us in the incarnation of Christ.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, there is information about both of these books available on our website, FamilyLifeToday.com.\u00a0 You can also call for more information; 1-800-FL-Today is the number.\u00a0 1800-358-6329; that\u2019s 1- 800\u00a0 F as in \u201cfamily,\u201d L as in \u201clife,\u201d and then the word \u2018TODAY\u2019.\u00a0 When you get in touch with us we can let you know how you can have either or both of these books sent to you.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, as I think most of you know we are as a ministry, a listener supported ministry.\u00a0 We depend on donations from folks like you to be able to sustain the work of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u00a0 And between now and the end of the year there is a special opportunity that has been made available to us as a ministry.\u00a0 I wanted to let you know about this.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe have some friends of the ministry who have stepped forward to provide matching funds for us during December.\u00a0 Any donation we receive between now and the end of the year.\u00a0 These folks have agreed to match that amount on a dollar for dollar basis up to a total of $1,250, 000.\u00a0 This is the largest matching gift opportunity that we have ever had as a ministry.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf we are going to take full advantage of it, we need to hear from as many of our listeners as we can.\u00a0 So I am going to ask you to do whatever you can do; go online or call toll free at 1-800 FL-Today.\u00a0 Make a donation to help support the ministry of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>.\u00a0 Again, your donation is going to be doubled, it is going to be matched dollar for dollar, up to a total of one million, two hundred fifty thousands.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen you support <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> you are helping to keep us on the air on this station, on our network of stations all across the nation. 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