Keeping Christ in Christmas | Ep.24

[@dflocust]

When someone says "Happy Holidays" instead of "Merry Christmas", remember, they're not doing it because of political correctness. They do it out of respect. Because from the 20th of November to January 24th, there's at least 14 different religious holidays. So, when someone says Happy Holidays to you, thank them. Because they don't know what you believe in. It's called respect. Not a war on Christmas.

[@socalgurl01]

exactly

[@cmac7078]

Sorry it’s Merry Christmas or Happy Hanukkah. There wouldn’t be Christmas break, always centered around Christmas Day, from schools or many companies if it wasn’t for Christmas. You do you and I’ll very proudly say Merry Christmas

[@Jenniferjames23]

We won't be celebrating Xmas with gifts this year but I will always celebrate Christmas. Even though we don't have the money for gifts this year, my kids understand and we will do it later when we can afford it. I am so blessed to have thoughtful children. The true meaning is celebrating the birth of Christ ❤🎉 and I am so grateful for him every single day.

[@maridelreynolds8353]

Y’all took me to church. What a wonderful blessing message without bring “preachy”. God bless your trip home for the most special of seasons.

[@gregalberson5018]

I have been there. My kids received their gifts one year in February. They were about 10 and 8 so they were old enough to understand. Praying for your family.

[@texnewmexneen]

Thank you for the wisdom. I didn’t grow up in a religious household but I came to Christ through Christmas. When I first came to Christ, the Charlie Brown Christmas story made me tear up 😅 I love it ❤

[@encarnacionolson2800]

Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year. Hope you have a great and blessed time in Arkansas and prayers for a healthy baby and mom.

[@UnashamedJesuslover]

Merry CHRISTmas…HE. IS. THE. GIFT. 🎁

[@rosabayhan810]

Rejoice anytime someone goes to services. Don’t judge. Rejoice anytime people are in the Christ spirit and don’t put them down. Your so right about Xmas

[@sueglen3726]

Oh Jinger bless you, youve made me cry now too!😊Happy christmas to you all.🎄🎄

[@doravalencia2214]

My child also picked a kid from an angel tree and we shopped for him. Explaining that we are very fortunate and some aren't and giving is a joy

[@shawnwatson9170]

Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year! Also Happy birthday Jinger!!! Have a wonderful time with your family!

[@TammyHart-f7p]

I love you 2..I've been watching since jinger was just a little girl...God bless you all..Merry Christmas

[@rosemaryroutte7379]

Merry Christmas to you and your beautiful family . Your videos are always so inspiring . Thank you for discussing the true meaning of Christmas. Thats so important in the world today. God bless you and your entire family.

[@meloneeleddington7664]

So fun to hear about both your families traditions for Christmas. I hope in the new year we will get a tour of your new house. I hope you have a safe trip and a very Merry Christmas with your beautiful little girls and your families. Thank you for sharing and God bless you all ❤️ Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 🎄🎅❄️☃️❤️

[@onlyintheory9552]

I love Christmas! I agree, the presents are nice, but the Love of Jesus and the love for my family is the true gift. Only 2 days left to wait! So excited! Merry Christmas to you and yours Jeremy and Jinger!

[@HopeK-rj9ll]

This is incredible! Nowadays I see a lot of Christians claim that Christmas is “pagan”. So nice to see this side of things.

[@murfilee17]

Whoa I’ve never watched while happening! Love you guys. Enjoy each and every podcast. Merry Christmas!

[@doravalencia2214]

I love "Mary did you know", but i always have the fact that she DID know in the back of my head, yes she did know, God's angel told her..

[@rosemarygonyaw9673]

I really needed this message. Thank you for sharing your hearts and lives with us! Merry Christmas to your family!!

[@counselorsuzie]

One and the same of course. I’m sure you are going to point that out. Χριστός is the Greek spelling of Christ. X is used as the symbol of Christ. Though our culture largely doesn’t know that.

[@geab.2182]

I've only learnt that recently, that X comes from the Greek letter X, which means "Chi" or the first letter from the Greek word for Christ... I think it's not really common knowledge...

[@caroldustin4701]

Don't only remember Christ's birth but remember that Mary and Joseph had to go through to get him here alive and keep him safe... The tremendous responsibility they accepted and the devotion they had

[@rhondarichmond9259]

It’s not Christ birth tbh it’s just what at we celebrate

[@RhondaPendleton]

I fully understand and accept Jer's explanation of X as the Greek for Messiah. But I also remember back in the late 1950s to early 1960s, Merry Xmas was definitely put forth as a secular way to be inclusive during the holiday season. Truth told, it was written more than it was actually spoken. The first time I encountered it was on a bulletin board at my public school. I had to ask my mom what it meant. This was about the time that prayer was made illegal in public school. So many Christians at the time rejected the use of Xmas. It would be a hard sell to get Christians of my generation to accept Xmas, but the more you share this alternate meaning of X, folks of your generation will probably be more accepting. Merry Christmas!

[@cathywilson6692]

Wow I've really learned somethings that I have never heard before today

[@RinaRoo2You]

I’m so happy to hear about your sense of smell Jinger!! You might not know it, but you’ve given me hope. I had Covid in 2021 and lost my sense of smell and taste. I have occasional whiffs, but they are usually not accurate. For example, I recently tried smelling some fine, expensive pipe tobacco. I thought maybe the scent would be strong enough to break through. Sadly, it broke through smelling like an extraordinarily rancid Slim Jim jerky….with extra garlic. Hearing you talk about how your sense of smell is starting to return really gives me hope that maybe one day, mine will too! And maybe the smells that do occasionally pop through will be accurate!! And once I start to smell things, maybe I’ll start to taste them too! Oh well, a girl can dream 😂 Merry Christmas to you and yours 🎄

[@leighcampbell5357]

Hi. My daughter had Covid in 2021 & completely lost all taste and smell senses. As of now, it has returned about half way so there is hope!!

[@Cornerstonewtl]

We can all do something for Jesus/Yeshua this Christmas....spread the Gospel in any way that you can and pray for and give a gift to someone you haven't thought of before...wonderful gifts for Jesus. Merry Christmas everyone and happy birthday Jinger❤🙏

[@janellward2380]

CHRISTmas 🎄

[@lynnoaks7884]

guess you missed the explanation message

[@janellward2380]

@lynnoaks7884 No, I heard it. I just wrote it the way I write it. To each their own.

[@reetayoung]

So glad your Mom & Dad didn't stop after 5 kids!

[@missyknorr5051]

I just watched your video all the way through thank you this is the worst year ever both my husband and i lost our jobs and my older brother passed away and i don't know how to handle this all this year. Thank you for your videos i love to watch u always.

[@monicaescobedo5461]

Sending you love

[@tiffanymitchellsetliff5915]

Hugging you from afar....had a really bad year too in a different way! WE. WILL. GET. BY. STAY STRONG!!!

[@pam2634]

Merry Christmas !! God bless you and your entire family.

[@deborrahdutra5599]

MERRY Christmas and Happy New Year ❤❤❤❤ Happy birthday 🎉❤😊

[@TheEricksonGang]

Thanks for sharing you two! Yes Grace & Giving are so important and Celebrating our Lord & Savior! I hope you had a great visit at home in Arkansas what a thoughtful gift Jer! Can't wait to hear all about it on possibly your next podcast! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

[@paluahasty660]

Thank you for the expression of John 3:17!

[@virginiaglubisz5627]

Love your podcasts....❤

[@mymakersdaughter6041]

Christ died on the cross for us so we should never say Xmas. It’s CHRISTmas! Jesus is the reason for the season.

[@brendawilles433]

Did you listen to the conversation?

[@TheresaGelso]

Great episode!❤

[@conniephillips8217]

Merry Christmas and God bless you and your three beautiful children! Peace and joy to each of you!! 🙏💖❤

[@patpelham7104]

O Holy Night is my favorite, one of the besr people that I have heard sing it was Carrie Underwood! She sang it it one of the late night shows, and it surprised me how she sang it!

[@scopedc]

I love the giving of your kids toys to others, although, something we did when our kids . A

[@scopedc]

I love the idea of giving your access toys to other children. Although something we did when our children were young was we put the last played with toys away in a box and then after a month or so, we'd bring those toys out and put some of the other toys into the box and put that away. And it was like them getting new toys all over again. They were excited and played with the toys as though they were nevery time

[@crystalharris8938]

Merry Christmas ❤🎉

[@theresadavis4885]

Merry Christmas!!!!

[@monalawhorn707]

Thank you for sharing this is Mona 68 in clintonville Wisconsin I am here up here alone I do have a daughter that lives in the next building next to me there's three buildings I live in upstairs balcony apartment alone and but I wanted to say Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you all and j i n g e r is crying all right with the happy tears I'm glad it's happy tears and I'm glad you get to go home to see your parents and your siblings in all the grandkids anyone's that's there I'm so happy for you God bless you and thank you for sharing and thank you Jeremy for being a man of God you are I've heard some of your preachings I love it thank you very much for all you do for Jesus Christ God bless you in the mighty name of Jesus Amen and you are right Jeremy there is just two classes of people in the world believers and unbelievers saved an unsaved righteous and unrighteousness and this whole more people get to be righteous we are to love them all as God's creation they begin they get to be sons and daughters when they get to be righteous through Jesus righteousness he is our God and King forevermore in the mighty name of Jesus amen glory glory glory hallelujah amen I love you all Merry Christmas 💞🌲🎄🌻🌻🌸🌸🌼🌼❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️💚❤️

[@heatherarmstrong1366]

Jinger and jeremy , I'm thankful for you all and your podcasts! You are beautiful inside and out. ❤❤❤ I really like having Christmas memories and having experiences the most. Looking forward to all the kids, and some chaos😂. Just knowing I'm forgiven, loved and welcomed back into the family. (Yes there's a testimony there!!!). Gods blessings. Love from Heather in Iowa.

[@rebeccamonfette8994]

CHRISTmas

[@abrahamxraytech78]

Merry Christmas God bless you!❤🎄

[@tiffanymitchellsetliff5915]

Love all of this episode as usual... But first time I've heard about a Polish Sausage Christmas breakfast.... yummy! Also Remember our older generation maybe only got an Orange or something...the material things are very nice and we all like em... But like they said...for me the feeling I get from giving is way better than receiving even the most expensive gift!

[@nancysoukup6545]

Many Christmas blessings to you and your family

[@sherrylee1072]

Merry and blessed Christmas

[@JessicaCarnahan-o5q]

This year i was scammed by an Uber passenger and he managed to get me to transfer ALL of my money to him via a wire transfer. There was a blessing in all of this. I saved my tips over the year and instead of sponsoring just one teenager, we were able to sponsor FOUR! I dropped all the gifts off three weeks prior to being scammed. It could have been so much worse. My own kids are very understanding and we're not bothered with just spending the day together as a family, sharing a wonderful meal together and remembering why we are celebrating. I am upset about the money, but I have no one to blame but me and my own gullibility. I will recover from this- it's just a very hard lesson to learn.

[@lizregan1949]

I was raised Catholic, and I no longer go to church. When I had my children, religion seemed so fear based. I wanted to teach my kids the love, not fear of God. I like the way you always point out the love of God.

[@joeyadams8116]

I pray that you find a good Bible believing Church because we all need fellowship with other Believers.

[@katiemulhearn9363]

I was raised Catholic also but God lead me to a biblical based church. In college I always felt like the church lied to me. Then I feel loved by finding that bible believing church.

[@reetayoung]

I would NEVER say or write Xmas! Merry Christmas!

[@LuLuDavis65]

Me either, it is maybe just my personal conviction but I don’t like it. I know sinners that have seen Christians posting the X and they were highly offended and it wasn’t a good influence on them. Not everyone has been to seminary or know the meaning. Let’s just say CHRISTmas!!!

[@Lisah707]

EVER

[@nadberezhnayoutube]

The quality of your videos has improved, more enjoyable to watch 😍

[@shelbiecarson2843]

Merry Christmas!

[@clarabrekke4372]

Merry Christmas God Bless

[@joycook3093]

As always, love being in your conversation! The term I'm familiar with for those who only go to church twice/year is C and E Christians.

[@therealBridgetDoss]

Christ isn’t in “Christmas” because it’s all pagan holidays. It’s just when the Christian church decides to celebrate His birthday which the early Church never did, and nor did the Word tell us to do.

[@pinkboots-ne6hv]

People didn’t start saying “Happy Holidays” to take Christ out of Christmas. They say it because December is filled with other religious holidays like Hanukah and Kwanza. Is it so hard to recognize that while YOU may be Christian, others are not? Tolerance, patience and acceptance of others that are different than us is a pretty big part of Christ’s teachings.

[@jaymie-lee]

It was to be PC and worried about not offending others. But no one is ever afraid of offending Christians or making fun of the religion.

[@Lisah707]

As a Christian it also encompasses Christmas Eve (Christmas Day, He’s the reason for the season) and New Year’s = Happy Holidays.

[@charlenepugh6167]

“Christians” object to Happy Holidays because they are self centered and not following the teachings of Christ.

[@jenhofmann7049]

There's 20 major holidays in December, so Happy Holidays just encompasses all of them. It's not offensive, it's just easier than wishing everyone happy every single December holiday or assuming everyone celebrates the same holiday

[@KathyCrenshaw]

@@jaymie-leeand unfortunately, people claiming to be Christians give them lots of fodder for that.

[@fayreid6953]

❤

[@RobertaHernandez-pn6wz]

Christmas of course

[@misslaurajean]

Zinc will bring your sense of smell back.

[@nicoleross9969]

Yes....bringing evergreen trees and branches and holly into the house is an ancient pagan winter soltice practice. It reminds us of life and hope for more life in the dead of winter. The lights and candles too.....is a desire for the sun to come back on the darkest longest night of the year. It is not Christian, it is pagan. Christians just adopted this pagan european tradition. It is a beautiful tradition.

[@alisongonzalez7363]

If I ever am short on space and need to write a shortened version of the word I always say Cmas instead of Xmas because the C reminds me of Christ.

[@jacquielopez5201]

Jinger, my parents had a roll in our house that we had no shoes in the house, because of the germs and it helps keep the floors cleaner. So what my parents did is they bought us kids a pair of shoes that were just for inside the house. Jeremy thank you for letting me know that x is shorthanded for Christ, I did not know that. I'm so thankful for you informing me.

[@leslielousma7913]

Yes, Greek😊

[@kristenswenson2643]

Enjoy your trip

[@estermartinez2824]

I believe there was a pagan holiday that they used to put out a tree and decorate it and give gifts.

[@dixierachell]

Merry Christmas! Hope you vlog your Arkansas trip.

[@barbaradw9969]

Jeremy, with you coming from the Philadelphia area, I don’t know if you are Familiar with the Catholic School & Church, Our Mother of Sorrows. My Uncle was the Pastor for many many years. He would have a Great Christmas Dinner/Party for ALL the Children of the School. My Family went every year. We would ALL come bearing Gifts for these children, that in most cases didn’t have anything under a tree, or even have a tree at their home. I loved giving to these kids. The school has since joined with another. I still give, but in a different way. Now I am alone every Christmas, but I still Love to give to others. So I randomly give, starting December 1, to random people, where ever I am. It could be a Server at a restaurant. Sometimes I will go to Walmart and ask the person in the the lay away Department, to put X amount of money on someone’s account. I just wish I could see the persons face, when they find out they don’t actually owe what they thought. I like to Bless people in that way.

[@dflocust]

@@barbaradw9969 Jeremy's Church (Grace Church) is anti-Catholic. They say As long as the Roman Catholic Church continues to assert its own authority and bind its people to “another gospel,” it is the spiritual duty of all true Christians to oppose Roman Catholic doctrine with biblical truth and to call all Catholics to true salvation. Meanwhile, evangelicals must not capitulate to the pressures for artificial unity. They cannot allow the gospel to be obscured, and they cannot make friends with false religion, lest they become partakers in their evil deeds (2 John 11).

[@tmhaines1963]

Merry Christmas Vuolo and Duggar family

[@berniecarroll421]

Happy Christmas to you all from kildare lreland

[@kensalas7507]

Merry Christmas

[@Playing_with_a_Purpose]

In elementary school I went to a Christian school. One of our Christmas lessons was to keep Christ in Christmas. They used the Xmas analogy. It really stuck with me. I think we can get caught up too much though on some of these things.

[@barbaradw9969]

Yes, Jeremy it is a Creaster !

[@amymeier1239]

Jeremy, I think a NY Yankees hat would look best on you! Anyways, Merry Christmas Merry X-Mas to you both!

[@teeshebas2478]

One thing I noticed last year was that the secular radio stations didn’t play ANY songs that had Christ in them. That satellite station that has lots of different stations (can’t say the name in case my comment gets censored) has broke up their Christmas channels and the Christian songs are only on their “Spirit” station where their other “Holiday” stations didn’t have one Christian-related song on it. 😢

[@tinaswords6096]

CHRISTMAS

[@socalgurl01]

Its crazy that people are still being offended by Happy Holidays. It literally means Thanksgiving through New Years. Not everyone celebrates Christmas. For decades people have said Happy Holidays/ Season's Greetings after Halloween. This is why I stay far away from religion. It is very divisive.

[@juliekeast6175]

Sadly, people would rather be offended than understanding. For some, its just easier and lazier to be offended

[@vickless16]

We've used the term Chreaster for years. 🤣🙃

[@sherrylee1072]

Hello from NC

[@missyknorr5051]

Thank you for reminding me that Jesus was born on Christmas but I couldn't give anything this year because this year we both lost our jobs and I have nothing to give anyone this year but I am so very sad 😢

[@vagxieb.5801]

Christ / Χριστός (gr) - Christos , same word. means the one who bears the anointing/ gift of the Savior. Same rank as messiah but not the same, Greeks use another word for messiah. I hate to do the" I'm Greek" thing, but there we go now. Merry x-mass

[@havahart123review]

If you are ever looking for new christmas songs or artists you should listen to Nathan Pacheco, and to Gentri. They have great Christmas music.

[@scopedc]

Love both of them!

[@d12tu68]

Iam pround of the woman you are ginger your real if you feel like something not wright you’ll say something on it like your family church you spoke out about that’s a good good sounded like that church was so corrupt in lies and didn’t have good intentions tours people that’s heartless not of gods heart ♥️ your real keep being real especially your a adult you have to be your own role not always listen to others because sometimes is not good for you 💫🌙🔮🦋🟪🌟🌙🦋💫🔮🟪🟪💫🌙🦋🔮🟪🟪

[@MaryReddecopp-e8t]

X in English = "fill in the blank". There is no reason to use Greek shorthand for an English audience or recipient unless you're going to explain the x, and that defeats the purpose of shorthand... είναι προσβλητικό Merry CHRISTmas!

[@rhondarichmond9259]

Let’s be honest about Christmas as Christian’s Jesus birth is not Dec 25 he was likely not even born in the winter but summer or fall

[@FruitOfTheSpirit-YHWH]

I’m understanding it’s in Fall during the feast of Sukkot. Gods feast days are not just for the Jewish brothers and sisters.

[@susanapfelbaum7085]

Happy Holidays exists because not everyone is Christian. I believe you have Jewish friends, have you ever actually wished them a merry Christmas? I am Jewish and I don’t take a fit. If somebody wishes me Merry Christmas. I came from a small town and I am very used to that. I, however, will wish somebody a happy holiday if I don’t know what faith they observe. If I know you’re a Christian, I wish you a Merry Christmas. I have no issue with that. I just don’t want to get it wrong.

[@Marlene-GramOF3]

Jeremy, I appreciate the lesson about what X could stand for, but 99% of people don’t know that meaning. When I was little, my mom told me every time I used Xmas, I was leaving out the true meaning of CHRISTmas. Every time someone, even nonbelievers say Christmas, they acknowledge Christ when they say it. Just sayin! I love you two! Merry CHRISTMAS❤️🎄

[@lynnsipes7963]

When someone uses X-mas, it could be a sweet opportunity to kindly share the meaning.

[@DebCanada54]

Merry Christmas Guys❤

[@joeyadams8116]

I don’t like the idea of santa because so many kids worship him and we teach are kids that they have to be good to get a gift from him. Kids shouldn’t have to be good because the truth is none of us are. Also when we tell are kids that santa is real we are intentionally lying to them.

[@viccimauldin9786]

Nobody knows for sure when Jesus was born. Man picked the date. It is not recorded in the Bible. Christmas is not in the Bible. The wise men were not present at the birth of Jesus. I am a follower of Jesus Christ. Loved your discussion.

[@LoLo-rh7gb]

Definitely a man made holiday.. Jesus NO WHERE in the Bible told his followers to celebrate his birth... He did however told his followers to celebrate his death which is way more significant.

[@mymakersdaughter6041]

That is correct Christ was not born in the winter! The shepherds were still out in the field. Bethlehem is cold and rainy in December so they would not have outside.

[@kriselam7078]

Jeremy and Ginger look into Amy Grant’s Christmas cities. She is a beautiful singer and she’s Christian.

[@calliem2024]

Christmas is pagan in origin. Christ wasn’t born in the winter.

[@LoLo-rh7gb]

Correct because the Shepard's were still out in the fields.. Bethlehem in December was cold and rainy so they wouldn't be outside...

[@angelalong4573]

Growing up we were not allowed to write Xmas. We had to spell it out. However, then we found out X means Christ.

[@christinafay3255]

Oh I would love to run into you while your back home. I met Jana and Abby on Black Friday

[@betancourtjeara]

A lot of my family and my in-laws in Puerto Rico says that baby jesus brought the gift instead of santa clause only my brother myself and my child believe in santa cuz we was raised here in the us

[@cathyr9691]

How about worrying about keeping the Christ is "Christians"?

[@nicoleannkyle]

X is Greek for Christ.

[@anniewatson90]

Happy holidays is because all of the New Americans from the middle east are offended by Merry Christmas and we (christian Americans) are forced to be pc.

[@emomo7146]

If you're going to be technical about xmas then the fact that it was a Pagan holiday should be mentioned.. "Although some evidence suggests that Jesus' birth may have occurred in the spring (why would shepherds be herding in the middle of winter?), Pope Julius I chose December 25. It is commonly believed that the church chose this date in an effort to adopt and absorb the traditions of the pagan Saturnalia festival. First called the Feast of the Nativity, the custom spread to Egypt by 432 and to England by the end of the sixth century. By holding Christmas at the same time as traditional winter solstice festivals, church leaders increased the chances that Christmas would be popularly embraced, but gave up the ability to dictate how it was celebrated. By the Middle Ages, Christianity had, for the most part, replaced pagan religion."

[@hayshay-m3m]

Has Jeremy ever done a sermon on Christmas and it's pagan origins? I grew up not celebrating Christmas as a child because of the pagan roots and I'm still so confused as an adult. I would love to hear his take.

[@eviewesner]

X Greek for Christ

[@heatherlm6861]

As a Canadian, it’s just a given that people remove their shoes at the door - all year round. I suppose it feels like good etiquette. Who knows what’s being tracked in? Yuck.

[@terrymclellan315]

Agree 100% Christ first..Jesus is X(& Jesus is the Reason for the Season) Also some heads up warning..Maybe This Holiday won't happen? Many warning signs on line Kaboom Usa! Many Christians will be Left Behind because they did not want to learn to Rightly Di ide the Word of Truth,2 Timothy 2;15 Therefore they wrongly teach the Law + Grace together is Wrong!! We are saved by GRACE through faith in Christ Alone!!KJV only!!..😅😇🙏