{"id":75,"date":"2009-12-18T14:51:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-18T14:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/12\/merry-christmas-happy-new-year.html"},"modified":"2009-12-18T14:51:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-18T14:51:00","slug":"merry-christmas-happy-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/12\/merry-christmas-happy-new-year.html","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas, Happy New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

As promised, <\/span>I’m taking a break from the Interwebs for the remainder of the year. It’s been a great past couple of months here at the blog and I’m looking forward to 2010.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, enjoy this smattering of my Christmasy old blog posts and articles to keep you in the mood:<\/p>\n

Excerpts from the “Stealing Christmas” article I wrote for the Nov\/Dec 2009 issue<\/a> of Relevant Magazine<\/span><\/a>:
\u2022 <\/span>Part 1: The Tree<\/a>
\u2022 <\/span>Part 2: The Mistletoe<\/a>
\u2022 <\/span>Part 3: The Gifts<\/a>
\u2022 <\/span>Part 4: The Date<\/a>
\u2022 <\/span>Part 5: Redemption<\/a><\/p>\n

My Favorite Christmas Story<\/a> (2008)<\/p>\n

My Favorite Christmas Special<\/a> (2007)<\/p>\n

Debunking Christmas<\/a> (2007)<\/p>\n

————-<\/p>\n

Have a great Christmas\/New Year and I’ll see you in 2010.<\/p>\n

“But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.”<\/span> (Luke 15:20)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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