What Christmas is really Really REALLY About

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This is not just another rambling whiny post about how Christmas is about Christ's birth and not about Santa and presents.  There's enough of those going around to make you feel sicker than if you'd eaten a whole plateful of gingerbread cookies by yourself.  However, this is a post about the importance of Christmas.

When people tell you about the importance of Christmas, they'll most likely tell you the who, what, how, and where.  Who?  Baby Jesus.  What?  Born.  How?  Of a virgin.  Where?  Bethlehem.  When?  Christmas Day! (He was born before that, but that's another matter...)  These are true, yes, but I think the real importance of Christmas lies in the why.  You can have the who, what, where, when, and how; but they're all completely pointless (except maybe the 'who') if you don't know why.

December 21st, 2012: The End Of The World?

I'm pretty certain all of my readers are familiar with the notion that the world as we know it is gonna come to an end on Friday, December 21st, 2012.  Apparently a lot of people believe that the world actually is gonna end.  You'd think most people these days would be a little more wary and skeptical of end-of-the-world predictions, based on humanity's current track-record on the subject.

As Christians, we should all know what God has to say on the subject.  And what do you know, God already has said plenty on the subject of when and how the world is going to end!  It's all in God's word, the Bible.

Template Changes, More Gadgets...

Sorry for all of these development updates.  I have a bunch of drafts done for actual posts, but I'm not sure which one I should finish and publish first.

As you can see, I've changed up the template and layout a little bit, so now we have two sidebars instead of one.  That allows me to have more gadgets, and I've taken advantage of that by adding some info about me, as well as a poll and a list of labels.  I really like the poll, and I hope I get some good feedback on it... so how were you saved?  Go choose an option from the poll, and let me know!  The poll is on the left sidebar, if you didn't notice.

I think this blog is pretty much ready now (except for that pesky statement of faith), so I think I'm gonna start telling more people about it.  That should bring in some traffic, and hopefully I can start having some good discussions (or better yet, debates) going in the forums.  Maybe I'll get in a few more writers, or at least some people to help me in the forums (I usually get overrun and outnumbered in forum debates).

One of the posts I have coming soon deals with the ever-popular 12/21/12 end of the world prediction, so stay tuned for that!

Another Development Update

Things have been going slow lately because I'm currently on a trip in Florida.  The Statement of Faith page is going to have to wait a little longer.

In the meantime, I've pretty much finished the forums.  I'd say it's fully up and running, but it could still use some streamlining.  Go check out the forum and tell me what you think!

I've also completed the 'About' section of the About/Contact page, so you can read a little bit about myself and why I made this blog.  Maybe I should just split that into two separate pages...

I got to visit an abortion clinic today, and I tried to help minister to the people there and stop them from murdering their children.  I think I'll make a post about it when I get back from the trip.