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Background to the nativity story. A Christmas meditation.

There is a measure of reason in appointing the age of twenty-one as the period of a man’s majority, for he is then mature and full grown. It would be unwise to make a person to be of age while only ten, eleven, or twelve; everybody would see that such boyish years would be unsuitable. On the other hand,…

If your house were on fire, you would rejoice to hear that the fire engines were coming down the street. You would feel an absolute certainty that they were coming to you, because your house was in a blaze if no one’s else might be. If there were appointed today a commissioner for the relief of such…

In the book, The God Who Knows Your Name Max Lucado writes, “God’s nature would not hold him in heaven. It led him to earth. In God’s great gospel he not only sends, but he also becomes; he not only looks down, but he also lives among; he not only talks to us, but he also lives with us as one of us.”…

Instead of emphasizing the merry and bright upbeat Christmas celebrations, some churches are having Blue Christmas Services on the Winter Solstice (the darkest day of the year) for those in their community who find Christmas time difficult. "At its deepest level, I think the Christmas gospels tell the…

We live in an instant world where we expect to have real-time communication with others. However, technology does not always meet our expectations. On Feb. 14, 2019 users sent well over 150,000 text messages that did not arrive until early November of 2019 due to a problem with one of Syniverse’s servers.…

Jennifer Sinclair is the principal of a Nebraska public elementary school. This Christmas she decided all the references to Christmas must go. She banned all Christmas decorations, songs, and references. She even tossed out the candy canes, because she said their J shape honors Jesus. The principal told…

Residents of a Pennsylvania neighborhood decided to decorate a pothole in the road with a Christmas tree because they were tired of waiting for it to be repaired. Marietta Spak was getting Christmas decorations out of the attic and thought some of left over holiday items might look good in the pothole.…

In the book Voices of the Faithful Beth Moore includes an interesting story about missionaries to rural China who every Christmas would make a manger and place a baby doll in it in lieu of having a Christmas tree. One day as the husband was explaining the manger to a visiting Chinese friend he meant…

The preschool nativity play at a Tennessee church took a hilarious turn when a 2-year-old “sheep” kidnapped the baby Jesus from the manger. Tana Benson posted a video on social media showing her daughter take the baby Jesus out of the manger and dance across the stage with him. At the same time, the…

A British senior citizen, 87-year-old Ron Goldspink, is suffering from an ear condition that causes him to hear “God Save the Queen” playing continuously in his head. Ron says he has heard a male choir sing the British national anthem hundreds of times a day for the past four months. “Sometimes it’s…

Christmas is full of traditions. One of the best I have read is from Iceland, where the traditional Christmas present is books. After receiving a book on Christmas Eve, Icelanders spend the rest of the night reading them. The book buying and selling season, spurred by the Christmas Eve tradition even…

The United States Post Office decided to honor Christmas 2016 by releasing a brand new Forever stamp depicting Mary, Joseph, and the baby Jesus. The stamp features an image of the family silhouetted against a dawn sky. The baby Jesus is laying in a manger filled with straw while Mary kneels on the right…

Mila Kunis is a Jewish actor that has two children with Ashton Kutcher. She is determined that they will not grow up to be Hollywood brats. The two children, Wyatt 3, and baby Dimitri will not receive any Christmas presents this year. Last year Wyatt, only 2 at the time, received so much stuff that there…

According to finder.com, Americans give $9.5 billion in unwanted Christmas gifts. All by accident right? Not exactly. “More than 1 in 10 Americans (12%) admitted they have deliberately bought someone a present they knew that person wouldn’t like.”—Jim L. Wilson https://www.finder.com/unwanted-gifts Deuteronomy…

22% of consumers in the US will pay for their Christmas presents with credit, compared to 10% of Europeans. As you shop, remember that the joy of opening presents in December can quickly be replaced by the misery of opening bills in January.—Jim L. Wilson https://www.ing.com/Newsroom/All-news/The-truth-about-unwanted-Christmas-gifts.htm…

Officials with the Salvation Army in Florida said they found more gold coins among the donations they received. A report stated 2017 was the fourth consecutive year that someone dropped gold 1947 Mexican 50-peso coins into the kettle outside an store in Pompano Beach. A total of three coins were donated,…

70% of respondents to an ING survey “agree that Christmas is too focused on spending.” What would happen if people would focus on receiving instead of spending? No, I’m not talking about receiving Christmas gifts. I’m talking about receiving the greatest news ever announced—good news of great joy.—Jim…

A Pennsylvania woman who stole baby Jesus from a Nativity scene and dropped the figurine off at a local hospital said she thought her prank was a harmless joke. Local authorities said they were not amused when Jacqueline Ross dropped the porcelain baby off at a local hospital along with a note explaining…

District Church in Jacksonville, Florida has a unique way to minister to their community at Christmas. Two nights before Christmas, the church offers a “Christmas Eve Eve” service at a local theater. The pastor Boyd Bettis says the church started in his living room and has now grown to an average attendance…

British supermarket Tesco want to help customers get into the holiday spirit. This year, they are adding a unique position. The company plans to hire a person whose sole job will be to untangle Christmas lights. The job listing says the position requires a person who is genuinely passionate about Christmas…

According to "Santa's Relativistic Journey" for Santa Claus to be able “to deliver all his presents in one 12-hour night, he would have to travel at 76 percent the speed of light the entire time.” http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/cinderellas-glass-slipper-wouldve-shattered_5681d41de4b06fa68880fcd6?utm_hp_ref=weird-news&ir=Weird+News&section=weird-news…