As I was working on this series I was amazed at how many videos and Christmas references there are that some would consider irreligious, even sac religious. At first I had a few harsh feelings, but as I have progressed I have realized things are far more complicated than I realized.I have come to accept, no matter how crude some things are, no matter how much disrespect some may display towards Christmas, no matter what I think, it does not change the fact, and God sent his son to provide a means of salvation. With that understood, and the liberty I am given, I realized God is God and I am not.
I have come to another understanding though, God has the potential and ability through his Spirit to use people like Twisted Sister, even an animated television series like South Park, to get people to think about the ultimate gift that causes the world for at least one day a year to shut down. That is right; God even uses people like Dee Snyder to sing about the Glory of God and the Gift at Christmas.
To me, this all says something beyond my ability to accept or reject some of these videos as appropriate or not. It says something about God using whatever he chooses. Even though some may have done something they never intended to be used for good, God can get someone to think about the Birth of Jesus and what the Christmas Season is all about. Whether using Santa or Jesus as a backdrop, it does not change the fact that the world is giving notice to the reality of Jesus Christ.
I will leave it at that other than to say that some of these videos are not for children. There will be some Christians who will have trouble with some of them. If you are one of those, feel free to email me as to the content of a particular video. I will try to reference those in the title of the video, but ca not guarantee what will, and will not offend you. Now for others who are not Christians enjoy these videos, enjoy the humor, but think about the effort so many make to point towards and comment on the person of Jesus Christ, and his birth. Even look at the respect some give in their effort. I actually was surprised for example at the Twisted Sister Video and was actually quite pleased. Some of you may be as well.
Now some will know that now comes the promo for The Virtual Pew, if you want to skip over it and go directly to the videos that is fine. If you want to read what is here, which I would hope you would pray and think about what you read. Now to the advertisement for The Virtual Pew, then the videos, the ones some say have ruined Christmas.
Now before we get to the videos, hopefully everyone will remember to pass the blogs along to your friends. The Christmas Special blogs from TVP can help a lot of people. You can show them what we are doing by Clicking Here at this Link. They can see various topics and see about the ultimate video blog that will be posted later in the week, certainly prior to the first of next week. They can also get in the Christmas Spirit by Clicking Here and reading about The Virtual Pew and our Christmas giving options. Now for those that don’t know, make sure you check out the numerous articles and blogs by checking out the archives. If visiting The Virtual Pew they will be on the right hand side of the page. If visiting MySpace they are archived on the left hand side of the page. Scroll down to where you see newer or older listed under archives and then click there.
Now we also want to remind you that you can visit www.thevirtualpew.com and on the front page scroll down to the left hand side of the page where you sill see our store. Your purchases through our Amazon store provides needed funds to The Virtual Pew. If you do not see something on the page to buy, you can click on the search engine for the store, (do not put anything in the search box at this time) and you will then be taken to Amazon where you can search for anything you desire. Hopefully as you shop for Christmas you will consider a gift to The Virtual Pew and/or at the very least shop our store. The items on the store page are highly recommended.
Now prior to checking out the videos for the day, here is that information, contact and contribution information regarding The Virtual Pew. Again, thanks for visiting, have a Merry Christmas or whatever holiday you celebrate. Just remember though, from The Virtual Pew, we wish you a Merry Christmas.
Contact and Giving Information
Oh Yea, here is that contact information again.
The Virtual Pew
P.O. Box 17731
Wichita, KS 67217
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To become a part of The Virtual Pew, visit, http://www.thevirtualpew.com/ To learn more about me visit http://www.furches.org/ I am also active on MySpace at: http://www.myspace.com/mikefurches I have another blog at http://blog.myspace.com/mikefurches To visit the Hollywood Jesus group at MySpace with membership by numerous Hollywood Jesus reviewers visit: http://groups.myspace.com/hollywoodjesus For a more in depth weekly study and conversation you an visit: http://virtualpewsermon.blogspot.com/ where you can access deeper teaching and ultimately videos for viewing and teaching. You can also subscribe to the newsletter at www.thevirtualpew.com or see the newsletter on line at http://thevirtualpewnews.blogspot.com/ You can also sign up for the free newsletter from The Virtual Pew by visiting the main page for The Virtual Pew, or you can see the newsletters online by visiting this web site: http://thevirtualpewnews.blogspot.com/ You can contact me via email at mike@furches.org or mike@thevirtualpew.com For those interested in knowing more about my own story, contact me for a free e-copy of my book The Keystone Kid in pre-edit form.
A Beavis & Butthead Christmas Special from MTV. This is the full version and if you do not know these two characters and are easily offended, stay away.
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