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God Rest Ye Merry
- Why Christmas Is the Foundation for Everything
- Narrated by: Toby J. Sumpter
- Length: 4 hrs and 27 mins
- Categories: Religion & Spirituality, Christianity
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Publisher's Summary
The repetition of Christmas traditions can appear to dull the powerful nature of the holiday. God Rest Ye Merry is meant to rekindle the Christian's understanding of Advent on every front, from politics to shopping to uproarious celebration.
Pastor Douglas Wilson critiques false reasons for the season (and false objections to it), teaches the importance of Israel in Christmastime history, explains why nativity sets should have Herod's soldiers (and how Santa Claus once punched a man in the face at a church council), offers the Enlightenment Assumptions Detector test as a guide to understanding Christmas symbolism, and much more.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Veronica
- 12-13-18
Very informative
only thing was Toby read the prayers at the end of the book woodenly... very good
answered questions on celebrating Christmas.