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God showed up for Christmas
by Robert Bugbee God showed up. That’s what you and I will celebrate again this Christmas. So will hundreds of millions of others around the world. God showed up. He didn’t show up as people expected. He certainly didn’t do it the way I would…
How is peace possible?
by James Luke “Aslam-u-alaikum” “Shalom” These are two “magic words” used by our Muslim and Jewish friends when they meet their cohorts in faith. Both expressions mean “Peace be with you.” These words of recognition and reassurance are necessary in a society where every second…
Christmas praise in three languages
What began as a first-ever French Christmas service for Concordia Lutheran Seminary in Edmonton became a multi-cultural event. The service, held Sunday, December 19 included French Christmas hymns, a Sudanese Lutheran choir from Grace Lutheran Church in Edmonton who sang in Nuer and a Christmas solo…
Finding God
by Peggy Pedersen Behold a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call His name Immanuel. Isaiah 7:14 The Word was made flesh, He lived among us, and we saw His glory, the glory that is His as the only Son of the…
Who gives what to whom at Christmas?
by Don Schiemann Recently a television news show featured some unique Christmas gift ideas. One gift was a particular model of Jaguar, of which the automobile company makes only 250 a year. If you care to order one, go to your Jaguar dealer and put…
The battle for Christmas
’Twas the night before—X-Mas? Winter Festival? December Holidays? Festivus? by Mathew Block As Canadian society moves in an increasingly secular direction, public disagreement over what to call the season becomes more common. But even when we retain the historic title Christmas, the average person’s thoughts…
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