Good morning, good afternoon, good evening...wherever in the world you live! I hear you're a chocoholic too - I won't tell a soul! Chocolate is good for the body - and God's Word is good for the soul: "O taste and see that the Lord is good...(Psalm 34:8 KJV)." So please join me for a few moments of fun, food and inspiration - it's all calorie-free (believe that and I'll sell you the Brooklyn Bridge) and might even make your day!

Bible Byte 'n Chocolate Chew for Today

"Secular Meets Sacred...and Christmas Will NOT Be Cancelled!"

Daily Manna's Bible reading: Matthew 5:3-10 (NIV) . . . 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4 (NIV)

It's a secular world - look all around you! Amidst the beauty of the Christmas season, do not be deceived. As the secularists howl over words and symbols precious to our faith, they're not alone. For there's a grinch out there leading the "holiday" parade - and if you've not discovered him yet in the "happy holiday," secular correctness of our world, look again. For behind it all lurks an evil one; we live in a wicked world filled with war, crime, terror and strife.......and so should we cancel Christmas or just forget it??

NO, NO, a thousand times NO - we will never surrender...we will never forget.....We celebrate the sacred and joyous birth of our Savior, He who spoke peace to our world still speaks through His marvelous Word. Someday there will be eternal peace - for He is coming again......

Look not around you or below you as the old grinch raises havoc around our secular world. Look beyond you and above you where someday HE, the Prince of Peace, who came to us 2000 years ago, will come again to receive His own.

Cancel Christmas?? NEVER! The grinch is doomed - now believe it, worship the Christ of the sacred Christmas, fill your home with joy, laughter, and song (uh.....don't forget the good food either - chuckle!) and KNOW that the Savior has come and is coming again. Halleluia!!

The Hallelujah Chorus . . . "Hallelujah" (song) - Wikipedia

"Don't Let 'the grand old Grinch' Steal Your Christmas!"

"Not Your Ordinary Birthday Celebration" - by Pastor/Poet Greg

It's HIS birthday, remember? - The Indescribable Christ!
Build an online nativity scene - fun for kids
Christmas Traditions around the World

Political and Christmas correctness:
"A Politically Correct Christmas Poem" - dedicated to the Grinch!
A Politically Correct Christmas Greeting

For extended research on the secularization of Christmas: A GOOGLE Search

Photo credit: FreeFoto.com

--Copyright 2008 by Peggie Bohanon, Springfield, MO.

--Bible readings: Courtesy of "Daily Manna," International Bible Society
--IBSDirect International Bible Society's bulk Bibles/resources at discount prices.

Humor and Inspiration for Your Day - a wonderful Christian site!
Skywriting.net - humor & inspiration . . . Skywriting.net - Christian Cartoons

Once Upon a World
Unique, original audio Bible stories and podcast for children.

Pray daily for our military! View "Remember Me" - YouTube, a patriotic video.

Need Him - a place for people of all ages to find Jesus! . . . Who Is Jesus? - International Bible Society

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Chocolate-Related Devotionals by Peggie!

Chocolate De-Light! . . . The Rat, the Cat--and the Chocolate!

Confessions of a Chocoholic--by Peggie!

So Where's the Fudge? . . . Where's the Chocolate!

Other devotionals by Peggie: See The Devotional Buffet.

(With thanks and apologies to my good friend and choco-buddy, Georgia,
from whom I crooked some of these wonderful graphics, courtesy of Cute Colors Graphics. Thanks!)

Graphics credit:

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