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Piano Recital Christmas 2011 – YouTube

September 4, 2012

I’ve practically quit blogging, so it’s no surprise that I’m a little late getting this posted.  This is my youngest …

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Are you a Gregory?

December 16, 2011

My mother’s maiden name was Gregory, so the title of a post over at BibleDude.net caught my eye today.  Now …

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Advent and Christmas Music (Part 2)

December 8, 2011

A few years ago I posted a pretty extensive list of some of my favorite Christmas CD’s.  Recently, Under the …

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‘Tis the season… John Piper Book Giveaway

December 1, 2011

I love books.  Always have.  I have a lot of them.  Maybe too many (if that’s possible), and almost certainly …

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The maker of man became man

December 24, 2010

Augustine captures the great paradox of the Incarnation in this excerpt from one of his sermons: The Word of the …

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Christmas by itself is no gospel

December 25, 2009

One of the best meditations I ever read on the Incarnation and its implications was this, by James Montgomery Boice: …

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Christmas presents that ALSO help the needy

November 15, 2009

Most people seem to me to have a tendency to think about the needy at Christmas time.  That’s good.  Unfortunately, …

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Another budding thespian in the family

November 2, 2009

The Music Man Last year I told you about my daughter the director.  Now it appears that we have another …

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JollyBlogger David Wayne’s cancer story

January 24, 2009

The purpose of this post is not to inform you that David Wayne has cancer.  Many of you already know …

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A Christmas meditation with Martin Luther

December 25, 2008

My Sunday School lesson last week concluded with some questions about the Incarnation: Consider the remarkable truth that God becomes …

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Hibernation Day

December 23, 2008

We like Christmas music around our house.  Last year I bought my wife the Jars of Clay Christmas Songs CD.  …

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What is Advent, and how do you celebrate it?

December 20, 2008

A couple of weeks ago I posted an Advent poll (which you can still participate in, if you’d like).  Based …

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Advent with Martin Luther

December 18, 2008

Martin Luther was adept at articulating timeless truths in creative and memorable and sometimes even jarring ways.  Don’t take that …

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That’s Christmas

December 12, 2008

The staggering fact that God one day wrapped Himself in flesh and lived among us is explored in this compelling …

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Poll: Do you celebrate Advent?

December 7, 2008

Do you celebrate Advent?  I never had–at least, not until 2005.  Our new pastor arrived in the summer of that …

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