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Background to the nativity story. A Christmas meditation.

“God is creating a new humanity and something incredibly beautiful... Reach out and see the possibility of an amazing future.”

Often the Alpine hunter, when pursuing the antelope, will leap from crag to crag, will wear out the live-long day, will spend the night upon the mountain’s cold brow. He then descends to the valleys and up again to the hills as though he could never tire, and could never rest until he has found his prey.…

On one occasion I turned in by reason of the extreme severity of the rain to a little lone cottage. I found a woman there with a child who seemed somewhat relieved when she had admitted me, but previously she had been crying bitterly with sheer alarm and terror. “Why,” she said, “this is a little round…

When one of the martyrs was about to burn for Christ, he said to the judge who was giving orders to fire the pile, “Will you come and lay your hand on my heart?” The judge did so. “Does it beat fast?” inquired the martyr. “Do I show any sign of fear?” “No,” said the judge. “Now lay your hand on your…

Many are a great deal worried by curiosity. A servant was passing through a street with a dish that was curiously covered. There met him a fellow who said, “I am most anxious to know what your lord has put in that dish, for he has so carefully covered it.” But the servant said, “Therefore you should…

Without peace you cannot grow. A shepherd may find good pasture for his flock, but if his sheep are hunted about by wild dogs so that they cannot rest, they will become mere skin and bone. The Lord’s lambs cannot grow if they are worried and harried; they must enjoy the rest with which the Lord makes…

The country of Israel is a spot on the Earth where enemies live in close contact with one another. One restaurant in that troubled country is trying to do something about it. They have offered a 50 percent discount to Arab and Jewish customers who sit and eat together. Kobie Tzafrir, the manager of the…

A Gallup poll reports that most Americans assessed their overall mental health as worse during the coronavirus pandemic. Only 34 percent of respondents reported their emotional health as “excellent,” which indicated a nine percent drop from the survey in 2019. While the overall numbers were not encouraging,…

As America struggled with political turmoil, a pandemic, and division, the response of Lean Brinker brought peace and hope to her neighbors. Brinker said she had experienced the loss of both grandparents and she wanted to show her neighbors that they did not need to live in fear. The prayer march in…

The music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra has put together a playlist to help animals at a local shelter. Yannick Nezet-Seguin said he was inspired watching the reactions of his cats, and wanted to use music to create a soothing atmosphere for the animals at the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention…

With every new administration, there is hope that change will make a difference, even if it simply means trying out a new strategy. At the beginning of this year as President Trump took office, he had great hope that his son-in-law Jared Kushner, himself a Jew, would be able broker peace in the Middle…

Dwight Howard entered the NBA desiring to add the shadow of the cross to the NBA Logo. He wanted to glorify God and lift up Jesus Christ in his life. But getting away from home and into the world he quickly went astray. His lifestyle became one no Christian could be proud of. After a while, the new Dwight…

During the heated rhetoric, protests, and counter demonstrations on their University Campus, the University of California at Berkeley set up a tent for the two sides to communicate and find common ground. During one session, passions began to run high until a fistfight broke out and almost knocked over…

Chad Saylor ran into a local jail seeking protection, but didn’t find what he was looking for. Authorities said he climbed a pipe and then got stuck. Saylor called 911 and asked the police to help free him. Authorities said that after they helped Saylor get out of his predicament, they discovered that…

I’d like to read to you some posts that were daily updates from a family whose daughter, Kayleigh, was fighting brain tumors. They were made while they were waiting for their 7-year-old daughter to die. These are the words of Kayleigh’s mother, ‘Carrow. “Being human is a difficult thing. Kayleigh's distress…

Amur, Siberian tiger and Timur, a goat have are co-existing even though the Animal keepers placed the goat in the cage to be lunch, not a companion. Instead of becoming part of the food chain, Timur chased the big cat out of his sleeping place and claimed it for his own. The tiger seemed confused, but…

Scientists have discovered what may a powerful source of protein in the future, cockroach milk. A researcher noticed the crystals in a cockroach’s gut are actually milk protein crystals and might be very nutritious. They discovered the crystals have proteins, fats, and sugars; and all of the essential…

25 to 30-year-olds are more interested in a job that gives them a healthy work/life balance than they are in the pay they receive. A survey done by Fidelity shows that on the average they are willing to give up as much as $7,600 in pay for a better situation at the office. In their pursuit of happiness,…

Clint Eastwood says, “They say marriages are made in heaven. But so is thunder and lightning.” -- Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell Some marriages have more thunder and lightning than others. We should work to follow Biblical advice on how to have a peaceful family. The Week, April 10, 2015, p. 15; Colossians…

In the 1960’s, Simon and Garfunkel was one of the top recording artists. Then right at the top of their popularity they split up, going their separate musical ways. Now 45 years later we discover that Art Garfunkel has never forgiven Paul Simon for the breakup. Attributing the breakup to Simon’s unwillingness…

When our lives drift away from a focus on God our lives pay the price by ending in a time, place and manner that we never intended. In March of 2015, a plane crashed in the German Alps. It seems that the Co-Pilot intentionally switched the autopilot on the doomed Germanwings plane to descend to 100 feet.…

Researchers say a 14-year-old boy in Mexico is possibly the first reported child in the word to be diagnosed with an extreme fear of aging known as gerascophoia. The boy’s fear was reportedly so intense that he cut his food intake and learning that nutrients in food promote growth. As a result he lost…

It is refreshing to have a place of solitude, a place to relax and experience the presence of God in His creation. Honeysuckles, climbing vines, lilies, violets, and roses covered Helen Keller’s family home. She found joy as she wandered, burying her face in the cool petals of the flowers and smelling…