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20BODYOFCHRISTNEWSDECEMBER2014Itisthetimeofyearwhenfamiliesandfriendsmeetforholidaycheerandthewarmcomfortfoodsoftheseason.Withholidaygather-ingsquickfoodsonthegoleftoversinthemicrowaveitiseasytogainanextra510even15pounds.ItiseasiertoputonweightthanlosetheweightTheaverageAmericanslow-lygains10poundsoverthecourseoftheyear.Hereare15tipstokeepyourenergylevelsupduringtheholidaysallwhilekeepingatagoodhealthyweightwithfriendsandfamily.1.Foregothecreamyheart-harden-ingappetizer2.Askfornobreadorchipsatthetable3.Orderabrothbasedsoupbeforeyourentre4.Eathalfoftheentreandsavetherestforthenextmealsnack5.Shareanentre6.Dineoffasmallappetizerplateratherthanlargeplate7.PrepareKeepasnackinyourcarbaganddeskdrawer8.Drink16ouncesofwaterinthemorningbeforeyoueatandbeforebed9.Eataproteinandhighfibersnackbeforediggingintothedessert10.Whenwalkingoutsidethetemperaturewillfillabout20degreeswarmer11.Layerupandtakeawalkwhencatchingupoverthephoneorafterameal12.Chatawayfromthesnacktable13.Enjoyyourfoodonebiteatatimetryputtingdownyourforkaftereachbite14.Dontletadietgetinthewayofenjoyingfoodbeeducatedaboutfood15.Employingthepracticeofsmallhealthfulseedsofchangetokeepourcommunitystrongandhealthy.ByKaileBoumaKeeptheHolidayPoundsAwayHEALTHKaileBoumaisalocaldieti-tian.FindmoremoretipsatDenverDietitian.comIsXmasSacrilegiousQIsitsacrilegiousforChristianstouseXmasAForthelasttimeoratleastuntilnextyearwhenitcomesupagainletusputtorestthecontroversysur-roundingtheuseofXmas.ThetermXmasoriginatedintheearlyChristianchurchasanecu-menicalsymbolorabbreviationforChristmas.AccordingtoMerriam-WebstersDictionaryofEnglishUsagesevidencefortheuseofXmasasnotviolatingthesanctityoftheoccasionorPersoncomesfromeducatedEnglishmenwhoknewtheirGreek.TothecontraryEvg.FranklinGrahamhaslikentheuseofXmastoawaragainstthenameofJesusChrist.WowTalkaboutoppositeendsofthepole.Wellwithoutgoingallthewayaroundthebarntogettothehayloftacrosstheaisleconsiderthefollowing.TheNewTestamentportionofthebiblewasoriginallywritteninGreek.TheGreekspellingforChrististrans-latedXpistostransliteratedChristusandabbreviatedX.TheGreekletterXispronouncedChi.Chiwhenaudi-bledsoundslikeacatsayinghe.Goaheadtryit.SoundslikeGreekhuhThefirsttwolettersoftheGreekwordforChristXandPwereusedintheearlychurchasamonogramforChristseeChi-Rho.AcombinationXandPusuallyinasingletypedspaceisstillusedtodayasaniconforChristinmanychurches.TheancientLatinwordforachurchserviceismass.NowasisoftstatedintheBlackBaptistchurchletshookitallup.WhenthebiblicalGreekabbreviationforChristXisjoinedtotheancientLatinwordforchurchservicemasswegetXmasorascommonlypro-nouncedChristmas.ThisusageofXisnotthereplace-mentofChristinChristmaswithanEnglishalphabetXtosanitizeandsecularizeChristmasinanefforttoachieveaCPIthatwillyieldgladtid-ingsforretailers.SacrilegiousanadjectiveoftenappliedtotheXmasspellingisitselfawordthatisoftenmisspelledandori-ginnotwellknown.Itlooksasthoughitshouldbesac-plusthewordreli-giousbutitisnot.InsteadaccordingtotheOnlineEtymologyDictionaryitcomesfromtheLatinphrasesacrumlegeremeaningtostealsacredthings.LestIkeepyouonthefrontporchtoolongwithmyjabberingtheoriginofXmasisdeeplyrootedinChristianityandhasbeenwidelyusedthroughoutChristianhistory.XmasissimplyanabbreviationforChristmasthathasbeenusedforhundredsofyearsintheChristianchurch.MerryXmasManningPerkinsMATSSeniorPastorNewLifeChristianFellowship