{"id":7944,"date":"2016-12-24T09:39:46","date_gmt":"2016-12-24T13:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/?p=7944"},"modified":"2016-12-24T12:05:45","modified_gmt":"2016-12-24T16:05:45","slug":"merry-christmas-blessed-new-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/daffeythoughts\/2016\/12\/merry-christmas-blessed-new-year.html","title":{"rendered":"Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"wise<\/p>\n

I\u2019d like to thank everyone who comes by my blog and those who enrich it with your insights. \u00a0We might not always agree, but not a day goes by that I don\u2019t take something from it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be scarce for the rest of the year, so blogging will be light at best. \u00a0Vacation coming around. \u00a0The festival of peace and salvation is at hand! \u00a0My family was able to swing an entire week off together, so we\u2019ll be hanging close, feasting, celebrating, and finding ways to love our neighbors as ourselves.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a crazy 2016. \u00a0Much lost, hopefully much learned. \u00a0The next year will show that, in the end, things don\u2019t change much through the ages. \u00a0Just as this one did. \u00a0Which is why anchoring hope in an unchangeable makes all the difference.<\/p>\n

So celebrate the coming week. \u00a0Whatever your background, enjoy. \u00a0To my Jewish friends who celebrate it, Happy Hanukkah! \u00a0To my brothers and sisters in Christ, Merry Christmas! \u00a0And to them and everyone else, may you have a wonderful, blessed, and safe New Year. God be with you all.<\/p>\n

For unto us a Child is born, Unto us a Son is given; And the government will be upon His shoulder. And His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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