Project Gutenberg 2014-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 160 Gravengaard, N. P. (Niels Peter) 1865 Gravengaard, Niels Peter Strandvold, Georg Sophus 1883 Strandvold, G. S. 20018758 A Christmas Gift to the American Home and the Youth of America Produced by Charlene Taylor, Emmy and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "A Christmas Gift to the American Home and the Youth of America" by N. P. Gravengaard is a collection of Christmas-themed reflections and spiritual thoughts likely written in the early 20th century. The author, a former president of the Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, conveys messages of faith, love, and family during the Christmas season, aiming to inspire both individual and communal warmth in the celebration of the holidays. The opening portion of the work begins on Christmas Eve, where the author reflects on his cherished memories from childhood, highlighting the importance of family gatherings, traditions, and the love shared among relatives during the holiday. He evokes feelings of nostalgia, especially in remembrance of his grandmother and mother, emphasizing the significance of having "room for Jesus" amidst personal struggles. These themes set the stage for a series of meditations that explore the deeper meanings of Christmas, the joy it brings, and the call to embrace faith and love as guiding principles in life. The initial chapters convey a heartfelt invitation to remember the essence of the Christmas spirit, focusing on love, remembrance, and faith, setting a tone of introspective gratitude and reinforcement of community ties. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45795/45795-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 76.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Devotional literature Christmas -- Devotional literature BV Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Religion/Spirituality Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 230482 2025-07-18T12:50:38.029764 text/html 211634 2024-10-24T07:35:47 text/html 238088 2025-07-18T12:50:41.815696 application/epub+zip 240472 2025-07-18T12:50:38.707752 application/epub+zip 175624 2025-07-18T12:50:38.362765 application/epub+zip 325106 2025-07-18T12:50:44.349693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 292492 2025-07-18T12:50:41.434739 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228088 2022-09-20T20:25:21.555841 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200996 2025-07-18T12:50:37.635743 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 180931 2024-10-24T07:35:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17654 2025-07-18T12:50:44.476701 application/rdf+xml 16936 2025-07-18T12:50:38.442767 image/jpeg 2850 2025-07-18T12:50:38.402780 image/jpeg 218462 2025-07-18T12:50:38.055781 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog