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A Christmas Miracle You May Not Have Considered

Published on December 25, 2008 in Christmas. 2 Comments

Luther said that one of the greatest Christmas miracles was that Mary believed the angel that she would be the mother of the Messiah.

Likewise, Luther, adds that we must also believe that Christ has been given to us.

This is for us the hardest point, not so much to believe that he is the son of the virgin and God himself, as to believe that this Son of God is ours.  This is where we wilt, but he who does feel it has become another man.  Truly it is marvelous in our eyes that God should place a little child in the lap of a virgin and that all our blessedness should lie in him. 

Time to Get in the Christmas Spirit Via the 80′s

Published on December 19, 2008 in Christmas. 0 Comments

 

 

HT: Metropuritan Mark

Another Christmas Idea: Cabela’s Ultimax Socks

Published on December 8, 2008 in Christmas. 1 Comment

Wimagehile we’re on the subject of Christmas presents, on a less theological note, let me recommend Cabela’s Ultimax socks.  My son, Chris, (we’re not real original in our naming scheme), and I both wear them in the winter months and we’re strong proponents.

For football games, these are just the thing – - as they are also for stalking deer or moose depending on your location.

They also can serve as slippers while lounging about the home.

I have not preached in them, but I’m sure if I did my feet would be all the more beautiful in bearing good news (Isaiah 52:7).

Yes, they’re a bit pricey.  This is why they’re an ideal Christmas present.  And, they’re a considerably less expensive gift than a plasma television or something of that sort.

I make nothing off this recommendation, save the peace of mind that comes from knowing somewhere in the frozen north, someone’s feet will be a bit warmer.

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Answering Virginia (however, briefly)

Published on December 22, 2007 in Christmas. 0 Comments

You know the story.  A little girl named Virginia wrote a letter to the editor in 1897. 

Dear Editor,

I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus?

Virginia O’Hanlon

What with the Big Elf getting ready to load up his sleigh, it’s an appropriate time of the year to do a little worldview analyis using Virginia’s letter.

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The Grinch Sold Out

Published on November 28, 2007 in Christmas. 3 Comments

 An editor once told me that this article was a little nasty.  I guess any time you side with the Grinch (as he properly was at the beginning of the story) you could be accused of being mean.  But, this is my thesis and I am sticking to it.  The Grinch sold out.

Let me just say it up front.  I don’t like how Dr. Seuss ended the thing.  As far as I am concerned, the Grinch sold out.  He should have kept the presents, stayed in his cave and eaten the Who-pudding, and the rare Who-roast-beast. 

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