On this episode of Our American Stories it is called the first American Christmas because the Declaration of Independence was created the previous summer essentially divorcing America from England and declaring our country an independent nation Here's Brian Benjamin sharing the story from his book Christmas Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories it is called the first American Christmas because the Declaration of Independence was created the previous summer essentially divorcing America from England and declaring our country an independent nation Here's Brian Benjamin sharing the story from his book Christmas Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Here's something surprising the story of Christmas relates to a time before Christ's birth Pastor Greg Laurie explains just how and leaves us with a stronger appreciation for the holiday Listen in Notes This story of redemption the Christmas story started a long time ago in a garden and it began with a tree The tree of the Knowledge of God and Evil The woman was convinced The fruit looked so fresh and delicious and it would make her so wise So she ate some of the fruit Genesis The Lord gives the first Christmas verse not Isaiah or Micah [... more]

In this episode Pastor Greg Laurie takes an extended look at the account of the very first Christmas as recorded in Luke With the help of Cathe Laurie who takes part in reading the Christmas story Pastor Greg underscores the true power and beauty in the circumstances of Christ's birth He concludes The shadow of the cross lay over the beauty of the first Christmas night And that is why red is the color of Christmas Not because Santa wears red or because sometimes we wrap our gifts in red Red is the color of Christmas because red is the [... more]