Ed, I’m a pastor calling in and I once was one of the people, as a Christian, who used to say Jesus was the reason for the season, until last year when the Lord started to reveal to me that this wasn’t true. He’s the reason for every day in eternal life; there was never one holiday put aside. If Christians would read their Bible they would realize that nowhere in the New Testament or Old Testament did Jesus command us to celebrate his birthday — or his resurrection at Easter. They’re both pagan holidays that were cut off by the Roman Emperor Constantine in the early days of the early church and committed to the Catholic church, and they worshiped idols. Christians have no business ... God is pulling a remnant out and he’s extracting one more time just like what happened with the reformation and Martin Luther because we’re getting ready for the return of the Lord.

The Reverend

Yeah, but it’s difficult for retailers to boost December sales with the return of the Lord. —Ed. Note