Emphasis Preaching Journal
A family was putting the...
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A family was putting the finishing touches on their Christmas tree when the five-year-old son asked, "Why do we hang tinsel on the Christmas tree?" His mother replied, "When the holy family was fleeing Herod's men they stopped in a cave overnight to seek shelter and warmth. A spider, wishing to do something for the family, spun its web across the mouth of the cave to help break the wind. Hours later Herod's troops passed by, looking for the family. They were ready to enter the cave when their captain stopped them. 'There's no one in that cave,' he said. 'See the web covered with frost?