Christmas 2004 seemed particularly Christ-less to us, a group of lay Christian friends. While talking over the idea that somebody should do something to put Christ back into Christmas, we could think of nothing stopping us from doing that something ourselves. So we began developing a program to improve how Christmas is treated by Christians and non-Christians alike. Emboldened by the Holy Spirit, early on our idea of "just doing something" changed to more of a "let's try to fix everything." To accomplish that goal, we developed the CHRIST Program described on this web site. Recognizing that other holydays are also in jeopardy, we have added material for the Easter Season and we are developing material for the Great Commission Season. Read on and see how, with a little assistance from other Christians like you, we will succeed. Our purpose is to restore Jesus Christ as the centerpiece of all Christian holydays by reinstating His Gospel message of salvation. Christians have allowed secular groups to change the meaning and purpose of our Christian holydays into very materialistic holidays, driven by the private sector. There has also been a growing anti-Christian contingent that is seeking to hide Christ's Gospel message by attacking Christian holydays. As Christians we continually see problems with how the secular world keeps trampling on our Christian holydays, in frustration we think things like "I am but a single Christian, what can I possibly do to change things?" The CHRIST Program is a simple tool that provides all Christians with a structure through which every one of us can effect change.

The program focuses on helping each Christian to spread the Gospel and do their part to restore Christ as the centerpiece of all Christian holydays. The program isn't rigid; rather every Christian develops their own personal version of it, and carries it with them in their heart. These personal versions will in total become the details of the entire program — a unique perspective. As Christians unite in applying CHRIST, the power of our numbers will restore the preeminence of Jesus Christ's Gospel message in all Christian holyday celebrations.

Every Christian holyday is a celebration of a different historical event in Church history, and emphasizes a different aspect of our Christian faith. Since our holydays have ancient origins, how we celebrate them has changed over time. Unfortunately, inappropriate changes are increasingly being pushed onto our holydays by non-Christian and anti-Christian groups seeking to profit from us and completely remove Christ and his Gospel message of salvation. These groups have been the most successful at undermining Christmas and Easter, the two principal Christian holydays. Thanksgiving appears to be their next target in the U.S.A. They would like to see all Christian holydays become generic social holidays where all references to God are eliminated, and until now they have been succeeding. Fellow Christian men and women, it is time for us to take back our holydays. That is what the CHRIST Program is all about. As Jesus' prominence increases, He and the Gospel will displace inappropriate secular substitutions and add-ons. In his inaugural speech, President John F. Kennedy said "Ask not what your country can do for you, but ask what you can do for your country." In like manner, the CHRIST Program points out that it is time that we Christians not only ask what God can do for us, but begin asking God what we can do for Him and His Church. This is a lot easier than you might think, because the Holy Spirit dwells in each of us and is eager to respond.

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