Each time I read a golden nugget like this from St. Augustine, I’m once more reminded that, when you are reading St. Augustine, you realize you are in the presence of a great and profound mind. Thanks to Pastor Alms for this gem. Augustine said:My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord, of . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the sixth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.So led by light of A star sweetly gleaming,Here come the wise men From Orient land.These two lines again point to the star over Bethlehem. But there is a subtle difference to its . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s the lovely time of year where people of all faiths, denominations and economic status levels do their absolute best to reduce the Yuletide season down to the most innocuous, commercially viable standard of celebration. These actions are, in turn, responded to by loud proclamations . . . . Continue Reading »
My point, so far, is that God’s wrath is coming, and Jesus — whose birth we celebrate at Christmas — is the savior from that wrath. It’s a point a lot of people got because that’s what a savior is — and it’s a point I have made here before, so you were . . . . Continue Reading »
01 Track 1Here is a play I wrote for Christmas . . . and I thought you might enjoy hearing the start of it . . . obviously this is more than a bit tongue in cheek. In the end the play will involve Brownies, who do what angels cannot or will not, and a time traveling Scotsman.Yikes!Here is the . . . . Continue Reading »
Office of the White HouseCzar for Celebration and JollificationAlcibiades Antinous, DirectorRE: The White House Christmas CrècheSomeone must tell the President that his display of the Christmas crèche is inconsistent with our recent policies regarding holiday celebrations in the United . . . . Continue Reading »
When I was a kid, I always ended up as a shepherd in the Christmas pageant. I lacked the heft to be Joseph, as a guy did not want to be an angel, and somehow never made the cut as a wise man.My college students have made suggestions about that last one.There were, however, many advantages to being a . . . . Continue Reading »
In our house we have the tradition of putting the Baby Jesus in the creche on midnight on Christmas Eve. During Advent the manger sits empty with the other figures around it . . . waiting. I love it when Hope, as lady of the house, brings out the Baby and completes the scene.Christmas will be here . . . . Continue Reading »
This is the fifth part in a twelve part devotional commentary on “O Holy Night.” See the introduction here.Led by the light of Faith serenely beaming,With glowing hearts By His cradle we stand.The “light of faith serenely beaming” likely refers to the star over Bethlehem that . . . . Continue Reading »
The one thing most moderns know about Eve is that she was naked. They have some notion that there was a talking snake, a tree, and some problem, but nobody is quite sure what the problem was.Evidently God got really mad because Eve ate an apple . . . or something.What does Eve have to do with . . . . Continue Reading »
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