Sign of the Times: What Do You Think of Central Ave. Christmas Banners?

For most people celebrating Christmas, decorating involves stringing lights, putting up a tree and possibly displaying a Nativity scene.

But for one Oak Forest resident, decorating for the holiday has become part of a personal spiritual journey and something he's shared with residents and other motorists traveling along Central Avenue.

During the beginning of the month, this resident, who wishes to remain anonymous, has posted large Christmas signs that deliver Christian messages along Central Avenue. He calls it Christ on Central.

"All [the] signs are positive, encouraging messages," the resident said in an email. "… The people are amazing in which I've met through Christ on Central. I tried and reached as many as I could that believed in Jesus Christ."

This is the second year this resident has been placing signs along Central. He and a few volunteers have hung about a dozen signs on neighbors' fences that face Central as a way to keep the focus of Christmas on Jesus.

"God has a plan for all of us. You just have to find what is God's plan for you," he wrote in an email. "I believe this is a start for me. Don't know if this is all of God's plan for me, but it is a part."

The resident has city approval to do this, and he only puts signs up on willing neighbors' fences. But he wants to remain anonymous for the same reason he's putting up the signs: to keep the focus of Christmas on Jesus.

YOUR TURN: What do you think of these Christmas signs lining Central Avenue? Share your thoughts in the comments section.