7 days ago by BristleKRS

Filed under: Screen Surgery & Film First Aid Tagged: Three Kings

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...