From Faith Lutheran Church of Hopkinsville, Kentucky...

I Am So Glad When Christmas Comes!

A Book of Christmas Writings
December, 2000 A.D.

Grace and peace to you from God our Father and from our Lord Jesus Christ!

This website is a "Christmas, 2000" celebration of the birth of Jesus. It contains writings on the theme, "I Am So Glad When Christmas Comes!" Our prayer is that our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, will be honored by the thoughts expressed here. The writers are members of Faith Lutheran Church of Hopkinsville, Kentucky, and the theme is drawn from a Christmas carol in our hymnal.

The URL of this website is http://www.luther95.net/FLC-HKY/xmas . Please share the joy of Christmas by sending a link to friends.

Click the first link below to page through the book, or select any link to go to that writing.

• Christmas Joy

  by Pastor James C. Redmann
  A foreword to our "Christmas, 2000" book.
  
  

• I Am So Glad...

  by David Ancil
  How can I say, "I am so glad when Christmas comes"?
  
  

• I'm So Glad When Christmas Comes

  by Clara Heisterberg
  A happy poem from one of our sixth graders.
  
  

• A Celebration of Jesus' Birth

  by Pauline Rundle
  My ancestors came from Germany to settle in Odessa, Russia.
  
  

• Christmas Memories From My Childhood

  by Ruth Warren
  I remember the lighted candles on the tree at Christmas.
  
  

• Happy Birthday, Jesus

  by Keely Netz
  I thought that having your birthday meant that you had a cake.
  
  

• The Best Christmas Gifts

  by Sylvia Boldt
  My daughter didn't know what she was starting.
  
  

• The Miracle of Christmas

  by Chuck Schad
  How great is the love of God!
  
  

• A Snowy Christmas Eve

  by Gennie Netz
  The best gift my parents gave me that Christmas is still with me.
  
  

• A Christmas Tradition

  by Nancy Junker
  A time to say "Merry Christmas!"
  
  

• Christmas Lights, Sounds, and Memories

  by Ned and Anna Sue Marshall
  We enjoy creating a setting for the celebration of Jesus' birth.
  
  

• Christmas Means Family

  by Jackie Heisterberg
  Jesus did not come for traditional families only or for church people only.
  
  

• Christmas Prayers

  by various writers
  O holy Child of Bethlehem! Descend to us, we pray.
  
  

• The Birth of Jesus

  by St. Luke
  And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them...
  
  

• I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve

  by Inger Marie Lycke Wexelsen
  The Norwegian Christmas carol behind our theme.
  
  

• A Christmas Message from
  The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

  Stereo mp3 | Mono mp3
  
  
  

Please think about this... Life is short, and none of us knows what tomorrow may hold. If your soul hungers to know the Savior, we pray that you will seek Him this Christmas. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light; they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. (Isaiah 9:2 KJV)

May the celebration of Jesus' birth
fill your heart with joy, hope, and peace!

Faith Lutheran Church
405 Sheila Drive
Hopkinsville, KY 42240

I Am So Glad When Christmas Comes!

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