It doesn't look like Demons Run…although that can have some nice Christmas symbolism anyway, if you think about it! Read more
It doesn't look like Demons Run…although that can have some nice Christmas symbolism anyway, if you think about it! Read more
I went back and forth between several possible titles for this post. What title would you have given it? Read more
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Another hauntingly beautiful Romanian Christmas carol, performed by the Bucharest Madrigal Choir. Read more
I saw the image above on Facebook and wanted to share it here. The Gospel of Matthew depicts the magi coming to Bethlehem when Jesus is around 2 years old. For all their reputation as “wise men” they didn’t exactly bring practical gifts. Whether he might have already been potty trained is more of a type of question – Luke depicts the young Jesus as ahead of the curve. And the figures in the image look a bit more... Read more
“Unbeknownst to most theologians, there was a fourth wise man, who was turned away for bringing fruitcake.” For other variations, click here. Read more
I heard this performed by the Luther College Nordic Choir in the Christmas concert from Luther College on PBS and enjoyed it enough to track down a recording and share it! Read more
Doctor Who is on TV tomorrow with a brand new episode, this year's Christmas special! Read more
HT Jim West. Watch it all the way to the end. Read more
Jim West shared this cartoon (for what reason I will not speculate): I find the cartoon bizarre. I don't think that whoever made it has any concept of either the setting into which Jesus was born or how religious freedom is safeguarded in the United States in ways that were unimagined then. Back then, there was no American Civil Liberties Union. Emperors and kings ruled and if they didn't approve of your religion, you faced persecution and death. Today in... Read more
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