From the Introduction by Eric Elder There was a time when I almost gave up celebrating Christmas. Our kids were still young and weren't yet hooked on the idea of Santa Claus and presents, Christmas trees and decorations. I had read that the Puritans who first came to America were so zealous in their faith that they didn't celebrate Christmas at all. Instead they charged fines to businesses in their community who failed to keep their shops open on Christmas day. They didn't want anything to do with a holiday that was, they felt, rooted in paganism. As a new believer and a new father myself,...

Hubo un tiempo que casi habia dejado de celebrar la Navidad. Nuestros hijos aun eran pequenos y todavia no estaban sometidos a la idea de Santa Claus y los regalos, el arbolito y las decoraciones navidenas. Habia leido que los puritanos que primero habian venido a Norte America eran tan fervientes en su fe que no celebraban nada de la Navidad. En vez, ellos les ponian una multa a los negociantes en sus comunidades que dejaban de mantener sus tiendas abiertas el dia de Navidad. Ellos no querian nada que ver con un dia de fiesta que ellos sentian que era basado en el paganismo. Para mi como...