tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686409573032373535.post2315590384557907152..comments2023-05-22T06:09:36.874-04:00Comments on The View From My Chair: Should Christians Have A Christmas Tree?John Kuvakashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01314234363243443386noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686409573032373535.post-66866760628365151842011-12-17T10:27:19.710-05:002011-12-17T10:27:19.710-05:00The heart of the matter is always your heart.
Ste...The heart of the matter is always your heart.<br /><br />SteveRitchieMusicManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07958979503589455292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686409573032373535.post-88875999941047533952011-12-17T09:48:06.618-05:002011-12-17T09:48:06.618-05:00I would qualify the above argument. Some may have...I would qualify the above argument. Some may have "addictions to materialism," and others may see it as a chance to express the love and care they have for each other, and trying to fashion a better life for each other while we're at it. Is it not a popular Christian book that states that "gift giving" is a type of expression of love? While the holidays do have us tend towards overspending (I myself try to make it a memorable event for our family - a tradition passed down from my folks), I think it's the heart of the matter that counts. A mid-July purchase of a new flat screen may have more to do with materialism than the gifts under the tree at Christmas time.Ruthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6686409573032373535.post-65653014054930574932011-12-17T08:25:57.903-05:002011-12-17T08:25:57.903-05:00I definitely don't think there is anything wro...I definitely don't think there is anything wrong with the Christmas tree. But in a cultural sense, it is not the tree but what goes underneath the tree that we tend to worship (especially the training of our children). In other words, from a cultural point of view, "gift giving" that we lay down under the tree has become not about giving but only in feeding each others addictions to materialism.Jaynoreply@blogger.com