25 April, 2025

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A ‘Frozen in Time’ Moment

A ‘Frozen in Time’ Moment

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“It was the winter of 1968, the break between semesters of my senior year in Bible college,” Ken Idleman writes. “Kaylene and I had been married the previous August and had determined that we would spend our first Christmas together in the Holy Land . . .”

THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘The Telstar of God’ (1962)

THROWBACK THURSDAY: ‘The Telstar of God’ (1962)

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Television audiences on the North American and European continents were treated to an added marvel of electronics on July 23, 1962, when live transmissions were beamed off the Telstar satellite. But as Solomon said, “There is no new thing under the sun.” God long ago placed in the sky His own Telstar, commonly called the “Star of Bethlehem.” . . .

‘All Is Well’

‘All Is Well’

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Christmas means many things to David Empson, with most of his thoughts centering on family gatherings and music.  

‘It’s Christmas Time in the City’

‘It’s Christmas Time in the City’

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“All my Christmas memories are framed by the city where I both spent my childhood and where my wife and I raised our daughter,” Steve Carr shares in today’s Christmas remembrance. “And for me, nothing says Christmas in Cincinnati like the live Nativity display at Krohn Conservatory in Eden Park.”

News that Moved Both Heaven and Earth to Rejoice

News that Moved Both Heaven and Earth to Rejoice

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Luke 2 describes a sky full of heavenly hosts giving glory to God because a Savior had been born. . . . Angels appear elsewhere in Scripture and bring significant news. But those appearances are not followed by a sky full of heavenly beings giving glory to God. . . .

The Christmas Program

The Christmas Program

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In the 1996 Christmas program, Margie Redford’s parents included a note to family members that encouraged them to “Greet each morning with this prayer: ‘Lord, what are You and I going to do together today? I’m reporting for duty.'” The Christmas programs were a family Christmas tradition.

Giving vs. Exchanging

Giving vs. Exchanging

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As much fun as it is to receive a gift, please consider that Jesus taught that giving a gift is even better, Jeff Stone writes in our second of eight daily Christmas essays. Giving is greater than exchanging.