Category Archives: Christmas shopping

Which Christmas — NP or ME?

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Steve Simms

Is your Christmas focused on the North Pole or the Middle East? Your answer matters. When the main character in Christmas is from the North Pole instead of the Middle East, the supporting characters are elves instead of wise men, … Continue reading →

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I Love to Be Clothed in Christmas Love and Hope

Posted on November 30, 2025 by Steve Simms

The Christmas Season reminds me that my favorite things to wear are love and hope. I love to clothe myself with the presence and power of the one who created the universe and became a man to demonstrate His love … Continue reading →

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Creative Christmas ideas

Posted on December 11, 2017 by Steve Simms

For Christmas, decorate your heart with the Light of Christ! My favorite Christmas Clause: “For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be on His shoulders.” Christmas pi — π: No … Continue reading →

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The inspirational Starbucks holiday cup

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Steve Simms

–Fresh Insight On The Holiday Starbucks Cup– The Christmas season Is about a special purchase, An amazing deal, Not found in stores Or on cyber sales. Christ was born to pay His life As the price for my sin — … Continue reading →

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A Bleak (oops, I mean “Black”) Friday Thought . . .

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Steve Simms

A Bleak (oops I mean Black) Friday Thought: We shop for stuff thinking stuff will satisfy the seeking, striving, and searching of our soul. Sadly, surrounded with stuff upon stuff, our soul still starves!

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Why Stuff Thanksgiving Day With Shopping? (Stuff The Turkey; Not The Day!)

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Steve Simms

Will family Thanksgiving meals be replaced by hot deals, shopping thrills and retail “steals” in America’s stores? Will the day set aside for gratitude be turned into to a day of getting more stuff? Perhaps stuffing Thanksgiving Day with shopping … Continue reading →

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Nashville Salvation Army Needs Bell Ringers for 2014!

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Steve Simms

Paid or volunteer Salvation Army Bell Ringers are needed in  Nashville, Tennessee for the Christmas season of 2014 between Thanksgiving & Christmas.  Paid workers will work an 8 hr. shift between the hours of 10:30 am. and 9:00 pm. in South … Continue reading →

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6 Lessons from Reason-For-The-Season Sunday

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Steve Simms

I call the Sunday after Thanksgiving Day the Reason-For-The-Season Sunday.  Here are 6 lessons from Reason-For-The-Season-Sunday 1) There is more to the Holiday Season that shopping, consumerism, and retail sales. The greatest gifts are non-material. 2) Retailers may make their … Continue reading →

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21 Creative Blogs About Christmas

Posted on December 25, 2012 by Steve Simms

Happy birthday, Jesus!  Here are some blogs I wrote about You and and Your birth: The World’s Most Unusual Christmas Greeting Christmas Eve Eve — The Night Before The Day Before The Fiscal Cliff The Christmas Drug — The High Hopes … Continue reading →

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Christmas Eve Eve — The Night Before The Day Before The Fiscal Cliff

Posted on December 23, 2012 by Steve Simms

“‘Twas the night before Christmas . . .”  — those are famous words, but what about the night before the day before Christmas?  Christmas Eve eve is seldom mentioned or thought about.  It’s just another holiday shopping day. However, on … Continue reading →

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