WASHINGTON: Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s Christmas message
[Episcopal Diocese of Washington] Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde’s Christmas message. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was...
View ArticleHow to Really Hold Jesus This Christmas
The girl, she hands me this two-inch Christmas tree. A Christmas tree made of salt-dough, painted and varnished. She gives it to me right at the beginning, right when we meet. The boughs of the tree in...
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Lessons from the King Who (Almost) Killed Christmas
Who was he? Herod the Great, as he liked to be called, was the not-so-great king of the Jews about the time when Jesus was born. By today’s standards he was a bad guy’s bad guy — ruthless, cunning,...
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Who stole the baby Jesus?
Jesus saves, but who's saving Jesus? There have been a number of thefts at Nativity Scenes across the nation. It seems that thieves have been robbing the cradle, snatching baby Jesus from the watchful...
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Christmas Greeting From Tom and Christine Sine
“And God himself will choose the sign… A frightened woman in her time… Will bear a son and name him well… God with us! O come, O come Emmanuel!” These beautiful lyrics from the song the Oracles by...
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An Undeserved Worth
This past week I sat across from a high school girl, ridden with doubt, looked into her tear filled eyes, and told her she mattered. I have a hunch (and I am pretty sure my hunch is correct) that all...
View ArticleChristmas Like Clouds and Wind
text before contentLike clouds and wind without rain is a man who boasts of a gift he does not give. (Proverbs 25:14 ESV) Gray clouds darken the sky. Gusts of wind moves trees like an invisible force....
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The Myth of the Maya Apocalypse
RD talks to Mark Van Stone, author of 2012: Science and Prophecy of the Ancient Maya, who claims that the real lesson of the Maya is that they showed us how to destroy a civilization by stupidly using...
View ArticleChristmas Survival Tip #2: Seek for ways to love your family
It is very easy to get overwhelmed at Christmas with everything that needs to get done. Sadly, on too many occasions, this feeling of being overwhelmed can lead to impatience and irritation with the...
View ArticleCome Thou Long Expected Jesus
It seems like each Christmastime, I come across a Christmas hymn/carol that God uses in my life to renew my heart with. A couple of years ago it was the song, "I Heard the Christmas Bells on Christmas...
View ArticlePortraits of good-looking people deformed by Scotch Tape [15 pictures]
From an amusingly weird series by photographer Wes Naman… (via Sad and Useless)
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Syrian Christians Preparing for Somber Christmas
SANTA ANA, Calif., Dec. 20, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ — “Silent night, Holy night, all is calm, all is bright…” Many Christians all over the world will sing this Christmas carol in the next few days....
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Are You spending too much on his Gift?
Getting gifts for your beau can be extremely stressful and overwhelming. You want to get something that he'll be surprised about, love, appreciate, cherish, and you want to gain the "best girlfriend...
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God is my Rock – Grace, He Gives and Gives and Gives Again
My soul was distressed, my heart wore a frown I was low in the pit where my sins dragged me down I cried to the Lord from the deep miry clay He tenderly brought me out to a new golden day...
View ArticleThis Is How You Give a Christmas Gift
In the interest of full disclosure, the remarkable young woman in this post is my niece... Sarah Thompson will be spending her Christmas break donating part of her liver to help save a friend who is...
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"I was in prison and you came to Me"
How can Gods people serve brethren in jail or prison?
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Leadership Is About Responsibility and Sacrifice
"Jesus was not on a power trip when he came into the world," John Piper reminds us. "His aim was to die for his bride." Expounding Ephesians 5:25, Piper shows that if men are to be leaders like Jesus,...
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Top 10 Albums of 2012
You asked for it. You demanded it. You begged for it. And we took our sweet time in delivering it, because things like this just can't be rushed. After hours and hours of head-scratching,...
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TODAY'S SAINT: DEC. 21: ST. PETER CANISIUS
St. Peter CanisiusDOCTOR OF THE CHURCHFeast: December 21Information:Feast Day:December 21Born:May 8, 1521, Nijmegen in the Duchy of Guelders, NetherlandsDied:December 21, 1597Canonized:May 21, 1925,...
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