Backward Mutters

Category: Christmas Letters

  • Making plans for Christmas

    Stanley Greydanus reviews last years Disney remake of A Christmas Carol. You can read the entire review here. But he begins with this provocative reminder: The “attack on Christmas” may be a hot story this year, but it’s nothing new. Over 350 years ago Christmas was forbidden in England by…

  • Letter from a Sonless Father

    I am indebted and no doubt significantly influenced by Pastor Skip Ryan’s sermon on the same theme. 20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as…