Jr Dr Tom Knotts

Part 1 Jr Dr Tom Knotts

Christmas: Just the mention of Christmas conjures all sorts of images and memories. I often remember how excited I would get as a child the night before Christmas. Many nights I would be unable to sleep because of the extreme anticipation of what may be in all those boxes under the tree. That's the beauty of Christmas; it's a very personal holiday. We all experience Christmas in our own way. What I find incredible is that the entire world is aware of Christmas and most parts celebrate it in one way or another. But let's take a moment and ask the question: "How many of us truly know what Christmas is or how it all began?" The whole world recognizes Christmas. But though this holiday has spread to every corner of the globe, it all began in one very small; a little village called, "the house of bread," or more literally from the Hebrew, "the place from which the bread that gives us life comes from."