Douglas E. McClure

Tag: christmas

  • Empty Kettles, Full Lives

    Every day, The Salvation Army in locations all around the world, and in your local community, send out bell ringers, red kettles, and shiny bells out into the world in the hopes that the general public would be generous. Each day these empty buckets go out empty. The plan is for them to come back full.…

  • Let Them Ring the Bells

    Let Them Ring the Bells by June Noble December 13, 2014 When it is the holiday season And the spirit is glowing brightly It is also a time of great dire For the poor and hungry Their only salvation And the guiding light Are the red kettles and shields And the chiming of the bells…

  • 2014 Christmas Card

    5×7 Stationery Card

  • An Epiphany

    The day of Epiphany is twelve days after Christmas at the end of the season known as Christmastide. The Christian feast day celebrates that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ (Wikipedia). This revelation of God’s humanity is one of the greatest triumphs of Christianity. Normally, when a…

  • Why We Need to Reclaim Santa Claus

    After having lunch today with my friend, Garrett Andrew, and listening to him share his sermon from the past Sunday, I could not get the thought of “Reclaiming Santa Claus” out of my head. I have included a link to Garrett’s sermon at the bottom of this post. One of the thrusts of Garrett’s sermon…