Friday Links Roundup: Christmas Zzzz Edition

I say it all the time: Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. I like Christmas, but it’s only the 18th, and I’m already tired. I’m tired from shopping and standing in line. I’ve already heard “Feliz Navidad” twice (which is twice too often for this horrible tune). The “Christmas season” just lasts too long. When I’m President, we’ll cut it down to two weeks….tops!

Now, that whole line about a “long winter’s nap?” Where is that in all this? It sure sounds tempting!

On to the links for this week:

1. Many wonder if Christians should celebrate Christmas in any form or fashion. Cindy Colley does a good job answering that question in “Do You Hang Up Your Stockings?” Make sure you read this one all the way through.

2. Earlier this week, I wrote about the view of some who only come to worship on Christmas and Easter. Joe Palmer takes the same two holidays in a different way in “It’s Christmas, but Easter is Coming.” (Lebanon Road folks, this is somewhat like my Sunday morning sermon, but it was written before I saw this post!!!)

3. Justin Gerhardt takes three amazing (and I mean, amazing) photos and makes a great spiritual application in his post “I Can Tell If You’ve Been With Jesus.”

4. Obviously, since I have a blog, a Twitter feed (@faughn4) and a Facebook profile, I love using my computer for lots of stuff. Michael Hite at MinistryTech writes about the same subject in a good post: “Computers are More Than Just Electric Typewriters.”

5. With Christmas just around the corner, that also means that New Year’s Day is coming quickly. Individuals and congregations will be setting goals (hopefully, you already have!) for the new year. To help you, read “Ready for a Great New Year? Try SMART Resolutions” from Management Craft.

We hope you have a great weekend. Our blog is set to, possibly, have the most hits in one week ever, and we sincerely thank you for coming each time. Please take a moment and pass along our blog to someone else. Maybe they can get some encouragement and information, too.

Make sure you take a moment to encourage someone this weekend, and, more than that, make sure you don’t forget the Lord on His Day.