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Star of Wonder: Matthew’s Nativity Narrative and its Critics, part two

January 2nd, 2026 No Comments

In a previous post, I addressed the claim that no star could exist that moves or behaves in the way described in Matthew’s Gospel. I argued that Matthew’s Gospel uses language found in Greco-Roman writings to describe comets, and that a comet could act in the way Matthew described. I also argued that we have good […]

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Merry Christmas: Mary’s Magnificat

December 25th, 2009 2 Comments

Given that it is Christmas day we thought we would post Mary’s Magnificat,  Mary’s response to  learning she would bear a child, Jesus. The passage is so called because in the Latin Bible in verse 47 of Luke 1 (Luke 1:46-55) it begins with the words magnificat animum mea dominum, which means, “My soul magnifies […]

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Merry Christmas

December 25th, 2008 Comments Off on Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas everyone 🙂

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Christmas was never about religion til recently….

December 30th, 2006 Comments Off on Christmas was never about religion til recently….

I thought it was one of those urban legends, you know when you keep hearing something that sounds so ridiculous it can’t possibly be true. I am speaking of the reports I have heard about people phoning into talkback shows or strangers overheard making comments to the effect that religious people are trying to take […]

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Christmas stockings and kids who won’t sleep!

December 25th, 2006 1 Comment

Just now Matt brought out youngest child, age 5, down to the office. As they approached I could hear that he was sobbing and hysterical and Matt was laughing which I thought odd until I saw him. Each of the kids have oversized, home made Christmas stockings – a stupid idea I came up with […]

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