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Mother’s Wishes and Wonders on a Silent Night
When I climbed into bed, the sheets felt like thin strips of refrigeration. I pulled the comforter up to my…
Monthly Archives: December, 2011
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Poem: “A Christmas Carole”
A Christmas Carole My day is ruined and it’s only ten o’clock! The baby screams and screams! Sick, sad eyes…
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Rorschach Test for our Attitudes on Religion
Tim Tebow haters finally scored on Sunday, when the 23-year-old novice quarterback for the Denver Broncos succumbed to defeat at…
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Tehran and Obama’s Reelection
The formal end of the U.S. war in Iraq on Dec. 15 enhances neighboring Iran as a major, unpredictable factor…
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Reflections for Sunday, December 25, 2011 Nativity of the Lord
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion (Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98:1-6; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18) Christmas, A Time to…
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Angels, Shepherds, and Luke’s Immortal Story
I am rereading Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, the story about the change of heart wrought upon the miserly Ebenezer…
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Is the U.S. Behind the Rest of the World in Advancing Embryonic Stem Cell Research?
I am beginning to believe that it is true that Americans in general have no idea about how things really…
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Heartfelt and Handmade: The Value of Story in Our Family’s Advent
To live the meaning of “prepare.” The meaning of “wait.” A tradition as simple as the lighting of the stately…
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Salvation Army USA Furious Over International Group’s Abortion Stance
The U.S. branch of the Salvation Army has quickly distanced itself from the Salvation Army International’s controversial stance on abortion…
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Poem: “Oh Christmas Tree!”
Oh Christmas Tree! December 23rd has come And all my Christmas Shopping’s done. All gifts are hidden, Tucked away, Until…