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MERRY IN THE EAST ON THIS EASTER OF RISING SUNS. HAIL! HAIL!

Posted in All That is Sacred, Holidays, tagged , , , , , , , on April 4, 2010 | 3 Comments »

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MERRY PRESENTMAS: Mother & Daughter agree on the real meaning of Christmas, By Myra Eddy

Posted in Holidays, tagged , , , , on December 20, 2009 | 1 Comment »

Last week, I sat down with my daughter to have a heart-to-heart about Christmas. She’s nine now, and it was time to break the news. “Did you know, kid, that Christmas is actually about Jesus?” From the blank look on her face, I could tell she didn’t. “The reason people celebrate Christmas is because it’s [...]

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GIFTS & GIVING: “Three Wise Offerings from Three Wise Men,” By KSmith Reveler

Posted in Series, tagged , , , on December 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

The conventional telling of the Christmas story reports that three “Wise Men,” “kings from the East,” or three Magi ignited the custom of gift giving by bringing gold, frankincense, and myrrh to the Baby Jesus on Epiphany (12 days after Christmas). Most likely these three travelers were not kings at all, but rather, Persian Zoroastrian [...]

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