We Are All Brothers and Sisters

It may sound trite to say that we are all brothers and sisters, but it’s a truth we have neglected.

If each of us had enough time to do our own genealogy, we’d end up showing the same ancestor at the top of each of our family trees. For there really is only one family tree for the human race, and every family you know is merely a branch on it. > more.
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Mary’s boy child Jesus Christ (VIDEO)

Long time ago in Bethlehem
So the holy Bible say
Mary’s Boy child, Jesus Christ
Was Born on Christmas day

Hark now hear the Angels sing
A king was born to day
And Man will live for evermore
Because of Christmas day
Mary’s Boy child, Jesus Christ
Was Born on Christmas day

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The Obstacles of Advent

Late last November my wife and I got all of our Christmas shopping done—in one day. This blitzkrieg approach has become a tradition for us. It’s like pulling a tooth; better to have the whole thing out at once. In the evening we treated ourselves to a victory dinner at a restaurant. While savoring my accomplishment and my meal, I watched A Charlie Brown Christmas on the television above the bar. Ah, Christmas in America—spend all day battling the crowds at the mall and have Luke chapter 2 recited to you by a cartoon character at night. > mehr.
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Lord I lift your name on high (Music)

Lord I lift your name on high,
Lord I love to sing your praises,
I’m so glad you’re in my life,
I’m so glad you came to save us.
You came from heaven to earth to show the way,
From the earth to the cross, my dept to pay,
From the cross to the grave, from the grave to the sky,
Lord I lift your name on high.

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Dallas Willard argues that we really can know God

Imagine that after a routine checkup, your doctor says, “My hunch is that you have cancer and must undergo extensive surgery.” Would you feel confident going under the knife based on a hunch? Would your confidence grow if the doctor said he had a “strong feeling” or “believed” you had cancer? Obviously not. When the bodily stakes are high, we want to be guided by knowledge—not belief, opinion, or conjecture. Only knowledge gives the doctor’s counsel authority.

Why, then, in matters of the soul are we content to be guided by a faith consisting of deep feelings or inner experiences? > more.         foto: acbo,flickr.com

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