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Matthew: The Birth Of Christ
The Gospel of Matthew narrates the birth of Jesus from the viewpoint of Joseph. Joseph is betrothed to Mary, and Mary is found to be pregnant by the Holy Spirit. The pregnancy of Mary created a testing...
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When The Word Became Flesh | Advent
Posted by Blake Atwood with FV Editors "Seest thou, my soul, with thy faith’s eyes, how He Which fills all place, yet none holds Him, doth lie?" - John Donne, Nativity Like fresh-fallen snow,...
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The Process
Posted by Michael Robison with This Uncommon Life Every great and successful story has a process. The process is the journey, the time and the cost of seeing great things happen. The problem with me,...
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12 Reasons the World Won’t End in 2012
Posted by Jason Boyett with JasonBoyett.com Did you hear? According to the scientific consensus of John Cusack, the ancient Mayans, and a cabal of authors desperate to score some Last Days cash, the...
View ArticleThe perfect gift
Most people who haven't finished their shopping are starting to worry about what gifts to give a friend, relative, or spouse. Quick, what did you give or receive last year? How about two years ago?...
View Article“One Solitary Life” by Dr James Allan Francis
“Here is a man who was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant woman. He grew up in another village. He worked in a carpenter shop until He was thirty. Then for three years He was an...
View ArticleJesus Receiving His Birthday Gifts
Merry Christmas. Here’s a video from OneTimeBlind about Jesus receiving His birthday gifts. I personally like giving Jesus a Bible with His words in red, in case He forgot what He said. Very clever....
View ArticleA birthday party for the new humanity
On Christmas Day, we celebrate the birth of the man who repudiated the violent path of obsessive taking (which René Girard called acquisitive mimesis) and blazed the new path of generous self-giving....
View ArticleA Christmas Present for Wendy from her Girls
This is a Christmas gift for the most avid and encouraging reader of this blog: my wife, Wendy Myers. She is the best wife and mother anyone could have! Her three daughters sang several Christmas...
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View ArticleGod In Us And With Us
Matthew 1:23 NIV “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”–which means, “God with us.” Matthew in his gospel quoted these words from the writing of...
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God’s Obituary: A Humanist Response to Mass Murder
There is no justification; there is no larger logic—no theologically exposed silver lining. This misery is all too human—the imposition of an individual’s twisted will on others with deadly...
View ArticleMerry Christmas!
Jesus Is The Reason In Bethlehem, God gave to us The source of Christmas joy; A star shown on a miracle: The virgin birth of a boy. He was born both God and man, A Savior for us all, The way to get to...
View ArticleThe odd Christmas story
“One Nation Under God?” That was the headline of the lead article in this week’s New York Times Sunday Review section. The very smart Molly Worthen led with the standard news about the increasing...
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Django and His Chains
Does Tarantino’s thirst for vengeance trump his thesis in his latest film? There is a story within the story of Django Unchained that Quentin Tarantino intends to be his thesis. When the former slave...
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On the First Day of Christmas …
No, I’m not biased. I just think “pigeon” sounds better.
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This is the Way: Courage Is Action
Many people speak brave words when they are not faced with danger or when they are not facing defeat.
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I Won't Be Decorating My Tree with Popcorn Strings This Year
If your family is like mine, we had our own little customs that we would perform each year for the decoration.
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