Series: The Red Feather

Pastor Tom Elliff recalls how his mother placed a red feather from her hat onto their Christmas tree during that lean time following the war. From that Christmas on, the tree wasn’t complete until the feather occupied a place of honor among the boughs.

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Celebrating the Real Beauty of Forgiveness

December 19, 2008

Tom Elliff

The red Christmas feather became a symbol of God’s extravagant love and forgiveness when Tom placed a new red feather on the tree after his mother’s death.