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Starkman
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Posted 12/25/2005 11:26 AM (GMT -6)

So wonderful it is that God sent His Son to die on the cross for us—to deliver us from the power of Satan, of death and of eternal relationship with God. How blessed we all all. How truly blessed we are!

Merry Christmas (happy Jesus' birthday) to all,

Starkman

My teacher used to say that whenever he read Scripture, he would always ask the question, "What does this have to say about the character of God?" Working off his thinking, as I read Scripture, I have come to ask, "What does this have to say about the heart and passion of God's desire for relationship for us?

Violin for God
Luke, I am your father. --Nooooooooo!!!!!

Date Joined Dec 2004
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Posted 12/26/2005 3:31 PM (GMT -6)

Just wondering, what's everyone's favorite Christmas carol?

Mine's "O Holy Night". I *LOVE* the message behind it. Every word in that song.

[As Bill and Ted approach Socrates]:

Bill: "Yo Ted, say something profound, dude."

Ted: "Oh, yeah. Right. All we are...is dust in the wind dude."

Bill: ..."Dust".... "Wind" ... "Duuuude".

Socrates: (gasping in awe) "Like sands through the hour glass, so are the days of our lives."

Truth Aficionado
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Posted 12/26/2005 4:08 PM (GMT -6)

Silent Night is a favorite of mine. It was a carol our church was singing this week. I was admiring the lyrics as they posted them on the big screen.

The origin of the Christmas carol we know as Silent Night was a poem that was written in 1816 by an Austrian priest called Joseph Mohr. On Christmas Eve in 1818 in the small alpine village called Oberndorf it is reputed that the organ at St. Nicholas Church had broken. Joseph Mohr gave the poem of Silent Night (Stille Nacht) to his friend Franz Xavier Gruber and the melody for Silent Night was composed with this in mind. The music to Silent Night was therefore intended for a guitar and the simple score was finished in time for Midnight Mass. Silent Night is the most famous Christmas carol of all time!.

Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and Child.
Holy Infant, so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight;
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love’s pure light;
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

Silent night, holy night
Wondrous star, lend thy light;
With the angels let us sing,
Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born,
Christ the Savior is born!

Check out these alternate translations:

http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/s/i/silntnit.htm

Love is like a ball in a game of catch: throw it and it will come back to you; hold onto it and that ends the game.

Post Edited (sparknheart) : 12/26/2005 3:11:26 PM (GMT-6)

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