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Category Archives: Christmas
Jesus — ‘bastard child’
Jesus understands everything about being human because He experienced it, including feeling the effects of the rumor mill. He understands how people talk, and how no matter what you say, people are going to believe what they want to … Continue reading
‘Be born in us today’
How silently, how silently The wondrous gift was given So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of His heaven No ear may hear His coming, But in this world of sin Where meek souls will receive Him still The … Continue reading
‘Ring Them Bells’
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: “God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, With peace on earth, goodwill to men.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow We finally wrestled the … Continue reading
What peace on earth?
Then pealed the bells more loud and deep: “God is not dead, nor doth He sleep; The Wrong shall fail, the Right prevail, With peace on earth, goodwill to men.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow The concluding stanza to … Continue reading
‘Wild’ and ‘sweet’
I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, goodwill to men! – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow What unexpected words to use for the Christmas … Continue reading
You and me, and the bells of Christmas
Then from each black, accursed mouth The cannon thundered in the South, And with the sound the carols drowned Of peace on earth, goodwill to men! It was as if an earthquake rent The hearth-stones of a continent, And … Continue reading
A kinder, gentler kingdom
“For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, goodwill to men!” – From the poem “Christmas Bells” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow I read an article yesterday that was both revealing and disturbing. It was about terrorism … Continue reading
The bells of Christmas
Christmas Bells A poem by Henry Wadsworh Longfellow, 1863 I heard the bells on Christmas Day Their old, familiar carols play, And wild and sweet the words repeat Of peace on earth, goodwill to men! And thought how, as … Continue reading
Drowning the ‘Humbug’ in cheer
If I could work my will, every idiot who goes about with ‘Merry Christmas’ on his lips, should be boiled in his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart! – Ebenezer Scrooge There is a … Continue reading
Merry Christmas from the Fischers
Dear Catch Community, ‘Tis the season for family, and we want to wish all of you, our extended family, a very merry Christmas. We are so glad to be a part of you, and have you be a part of … Continue reading
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