Category: Blog
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A Song of Joy & Sadness on The First Christmas
That first Christmas, there was joy. There was wonder and awe and salvation. There was also sadness. Christ’s coming meant peace on Earth, but it was not immediate. That first Christmas also held devastation. Mary’s joy was the joy of a new mother, a joy made infinitely more full as the mother of the Christ…
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Merry & Bright
I had no expectations for Christmas this year. We’ve been so bogged down in doing that I forgot to look up and look forward. As full as life is on a regular basis, I have a hard time making room for all the extra this season seems to expect. There are still groceries to buy…
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Story in Review: Fantastic Beasts & Where to Find Them by Newt Scamander
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K Rowling is a book you should probably read sometime between now and November. Maybe even a few times, really. As if anyone expected less of the Queen of Fantasy, the short volume is filled with just the sort of turn of phrase that Rowling has become famous…