Yes, it's true. Christmas was actually banned in Boston from 1659-1681 by the early Pilgrim settlers, and you could be fined 5 shillings for exhibiting the Christmas spirit.

Finally, here's a Christian Book for kids, that may give Harry Potter a run for it's readership. If your child is into fantasy, why not give them a book that is Christian-Based?

This article gives a brief but informative profile of Melchizedek. A proper understanding of Melchizedek gives us valuable insights into the high priesthood of Christ and the priesthood of the believer.

Samuel Seabury was born in Ledyard, Connecticut in 1729. His father, whose name was also Samuel Seabury , originally a Congregational minister in Groton, was ordained deacon and priest in the Church of England in 1731 and was rector in New London, Coannecticut, 1732 to 1743, then in Hempstead on Long Island from 1743 until his death.

When Jesus said that two would be standing side by side in the field and one would be smote down and the other lifted up, He meant that those being lifted up are being raised in their consciousness and those smote down were not ready to open up to the new consciousness. Those being "gathered up" are the leaders, those "smote down," the followers. It is all a matter a soul evolution.

This article gives a helpful overview of the doctrine of the manifestation of the sons of God from a theologically conservative standpoint.

This article talks about what communion is. It also talks about how it is offered.

This article shows how the probabilities of card combinations in an ordinary deck of cards can show that genetic mutations are an outrageously improbable way to make advantageous changes in the DNA.

This article talks about all the different uses for olive oil. It tells you what you can put it in and why it is good for you.

Many wear rings to represent a commitment that they have made to themselves or another. This article discusses the different types of ways they represent something.