For a great many conservative Christians and their atheist counterparts, Christmas is about believing that angels really told shepherds about the birth of a baby, and that a star did the same for Persian astrologers – and the annual seasonal activity of fighting over the literal truthfulness or falsehood of those stories. For some, Christmas is about time spent with family, which of course it really and truly is – but the same can be said of a great many... Read more
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The preceding Christmas wish is offered in accordance with the Articles of Christmas previously posted on this blog. Read more
“Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil” (That night in Bethlehem) performed by Altan. HT Richard Hall. 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
HT Jim West Read more
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
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