Nathan W. Bingham

And you mentioned earlier, there's this section at the end where families can write their own traditions so that future generations, children, grandchildren, can learn about what their parents or grandparents, how they used to celebrate Christmas.

Do you have any traditions in the Nichols household that perhaps you would write in your copy of Peace?

We do love traditions, but one that has been true, I think, for every year of my life has been Christmas Eve, watching carols by candlelight.

Melbourne, Australia is where I was born and raised.

And every Christmas Eve, they broadcast live Christmas carols.

And celebrities come in, Christian or unbeliever, to sing these carols.

And I marvel at

Every Christmas Eve when I watch this, not only because it's a significant tradition in Australia, but because I now understand the words to these carols.

And growing up as an unbeliever, I didn't know who Grace was and why she was so amazing.

And all of these Christmas carols where I was singing about Christ and what he had done, but was blinded to that truth.

And so I'm reminded afresh of how grateful I am for the mercy of God in my life, that not only can I sing along with many Australians on Christmas Eve, I actually know the Savior that they're singing of.

Although there's some familiar Christmas hymns included in Peace, there are some that our listeners might not realize are actually Christmas hymns.

R.C.

Sproul loved Christmas, and he wrote the forward to peace, and he writes this, Dr. Nichols.

This book brings refreshing and profitable insight in the meaning, purpose, and the significance of Christmas.

It is a valuable book for all of us to have and read as we contemplate this glorious moment of human history.

So like Dr. Sproul, I do commend this book to all of our listeners, and I'll let you know how you can get your own copy.

But before we go, Dr. Nichols, how do you hope our listeners will use this book in their homes and with their families?

Well, Dr. Nichols, thank you so much for stopping by the Renewing Your Mind studio today.

And I look forward to reading peace with my family this Christmas.