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Jesus, the “Forever-Blooming” Rose
One of my favorite Christmas songs is Es ist ein Ros entsprungen. It’s a late-sixteenth-century German hymn of unknown authorship, inspired by the Messianic prophecy of Isaiah 11:1: “A shoot will come up from the stump of Jesse; from his … Continue reading
Tee Time: Santa’s Fake, Jesus Ain’t
This T-shirt, designed by a company called “The Funny Farms,” was meant as a joke, but VirtuousPlanet.com offers it for sale in all seriousness, for those who want to promote its truth. (Click here to see their other Christmas T-shirt … Continue reading
The Sacred and Commonplace Collaged Together
The story of Jesus’ birth is well-known by most: He was conceived by the Holy Spirit and born nine months later to a teenage virgin in the overcrowded city of Bethlehem in Judea. Star and angels heralded his birth, leading … Continue reading
Tee Time: Santa vs. Jesus
Found at T-Shirt Watch.
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Tagged christian t-shirts, jesus fights santa, jesus t-shirts
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Dr. Seuss Bible
“Dr. Seuss Bible” is a sketch by the Canadian comedy troupe The Kids in the Hall, whose eponymous TV show aired late-night on three networks from 1989 to 1994. Even though CBC, HBO, and CBS all had rights to the … Continue reading
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Tagged dave foley, gospel according to dr. seuss, kids in the hall
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Tee Time: You Know the Answer
Hm, I think I’d like to buy some vowels. Found at S^cred Clothesline.
‘Lord Jesus, give me a deeper…’
At my church, as part of the Sunday morning liturgy, we spend time in both private and corporate confession. The corporate prayer, which we read aloud together as a body, is usually taken from Arthur Bennett’s The Valley of Vision … Continue reading
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Tee Time: Jesus and Banana Peppers
Found at zazzle.com.
The Last Supper, in Ten Unusual Mediums
Leonardo da Vinci’s Last Supper (c. 1495) is one of the most readily recognized and reproduced images in the world. Yet as commonplace as the scene has become, artists are still finding ways to make it new—by experimenting with different … Continue reading
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