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The Origins of Christmas
9 days ago
by anangaja
The Origins of Christmas When was Christmas first celebrated? How did December 25 become the official date for Christmas? How did the Bible’s “magi from the East” become three kings named Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar who rode camels from three different continents to worship the newborn Christ? W ...
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Respite for Our Weary Senses
25 days ago
by Zuni, Chickadee Home Nest
Ahh....the holidays. How we love the colors, the decorating and bringing out our favorite decorations that we haven't seen for almost a year, the family times! In our case, we enjoy it all AMPLY--well into January, as a matter of fact, since we celebrate the Epiphany, or the visit of the Three Kings ...
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CRACKER? Three Kings
// movies
26 days ago
by warmoviebuff
“Three Kings” is a war movie released in 1999. It was written and directed by David Russell from a story idea by comedian John Ridley. The movie was a moderate success at the box office, but was critically acclaimed. At the time of filming, George Clooney was a TV star hoping to make a splash in mov ...
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We three kings
27 days ago
by Emma Major
Today at St Nicolas Earley we had our first People, Prayers and Potatoes of 2012. It being Epiphany season I decided to have a session on the three kings and their visit to Jesus. I started by reading a dramatised account of the Maji's visit and showing a map of just how far they journeyed. After th ...
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The Origins of Christmas
28 days ago
by anangaja
The Origins of Christmas When was Christmas first celebrated? How did December 25 become the official date for Christmas? How did the Bible’s “magi from the East” become three kings named Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar who rode camels from three different continents to worship the newborn Christ? W ...
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Why No One Should See Mark Wahlberg's "Contraband"
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29 days ago
by Jon R. LaFollette
By Dave Beauchene There is a particular scene and particular diatribe in the movie Home Alone, that every once in a while is my internalized, intuitive response to something that, even in a world of endless unfairness, simply should not be: “No. No no no no WAIT! This is CHRISTMAS! The season of Per ...
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ಮೂವರು ಕಾಲಜ್ಞಾನಿ -ರಾಜರ ...
32 days ago
by B A Viveka Rai
ಜನವರಿ ಆರು -ಜರ್ಮನಿಯ ಬವೇರಿಯಾ ಪ್ರಾಂತ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ರಜೆ. ಇಲ್ಲಿ ರಜೆ ಎಂದರೆ ಕಚೇರಿ ,ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಗಳಷ್ಟೇ ಅಲ್ಲ. ಅಂಗಡಿ ,ಮಳಿಗೆ ಯಾವುದೂ ಬಾಗಿಲು ತೆರೆಯುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಅದು ‘ಮೂವರು ರಾಜರ ದಿನ’. ( Dreikoenigstag ). ನಮ್ಮಲ್ಲಿ ವ್ಯೂರ್ತ್ಸ್ ಬುರ್ಗ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ ‘ರೆಸಿಡೆನ್ಜ್ ‘ ( ಐತಿಹಾಸಿಕ ಅರಮನೆ ) ಯಿಂದ ಕುದುರೆಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಮೂವರು ರಾಜರ ಮೆರವಣಿಗೆಯು ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಾ ...
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A Poem for Epiphany
33 days ago
by Steve B
Here is one of my favorite poems. As an experiment, I would suggest reading this aloud to yourself. Doing it may surprise you, especially if you just, ‘never got poetry.’ My favorite is the eighth stanza; reminds me of Dr. Rosenbladt’s house. The Wise Men By G.K. Chesterton Step softly, under snow o ...
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Week Ending 8/1/12
33 days ago
by Nick and Susan
Apart from a couple of periods, of just a few hours or so, it has been a cloudless blue-sky week, just perfect for olive tree pruning, hedge trimming and bonfires. I even had to resurrect my straw hat one day when cutting our front hedge in a temperature of 25°C in the shade. There are reports of al ...
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