If Jesus Had A Website

Like frankincense, it wasn't until recently that I knew what myrrh was.  I'm not sure what I thought it was before, besides "one of those things that was given to Jesus shortly after his birth", but it's not quite what I had in mind....

The second gift given to Christ that we are going to look at is frankincense.  Unlike gold, frankincense is not very common, nor as rare as it once was.  In all honesty, until recently I didn't even know what it really was. As it turns...

The next three days, I'm going to focus on the gifts that were brought to the baby Jesus by the three wise men (or kings).  The first give that we often recall is gold.  Of the three gifts given, it is the one we most commonly see...

Wow, it's already the 12th day of December, and I have yet to buy any gifts for anyone.  For me, this is a bit odd because I'm usually done by the first weekend in December. I have, however, given some people food gifts.  Just today,...

As a man and husband, I often feel that Joseph is one of the most overlooked people in the nativity story.  Here is a man whose bride-to-be was now pregnant, with some seemingly crazy story as to why.  In that culture, he had every right to...

One of the other great things about the Christmas season is the music.  From the hymns to the contemporary, from the religious to the secular, they all help create a mood that helps make this time of year so special for so many. I tend to lean...

When it comes to the Christmas season, it can often be a difficult time of year to share one's faith.  Sometimes, that's because it's difficult to tell the difference between someone who is celebrating Christmas and who is celebrating...

When it comes down to the story of the immaculate conception, it's often easy to focus on what happened over how those involved dealt with their new situation.  When we look at Mary, we see a woman who was very devoted to God.  So much so...

Writing yesterday about holiday food and the Kransekake got me thinking about traditions, religious, cultural and familial, that many of us practice this time of year.  While they may not all focus on the meaning of the Christmas season, they are a...

One of the other idiosyncrasies of the Christmas season that most people  encounter is the sheer amount of food that tends to be consumed in the month of December.  Pretty soon (if not already), different cookies, breads, candies, fudge and many...