Thursday, December 6, 2012

A Christmas Lie by Pastor Poppie Paul

I lied to my mom in 1976.  It was a few weeks before Christmas at Fort Bragg, N.C. and I was not yet a Christian.  My friends partied.  I partied.  So I called my mom and told her we were on "alert."  I told her I could not come home for Christmas.  That year I could not imagine being around my family.  My lifestyle did not match the wonderful family who awaited me back home.  At that time of my life I was more connected to my party buddies.

This Christmas Eve will be the 56th celebration with my family.  The one I missed is a reminder that sin leads us to lies.  Lies lead to separation.  Sin, lies, and separation lead to losses that we can never get back.  No matter how many awesome Christmases I get before I die, one will always be missing!

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