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Click Here,Text Us,Get a Shout-Out next episode.Each Christmas, the essence of the holiday can often be lost in the rush for presents and perfection. We reflect on the importance of connection, memory, and the love shared among family and friends during this special season, urging you to reach out and create new traditions. As we discuss:• Holiday stress and its impact• Honoring loved ones who have passed  Supreme Court's decision to hear TikTok• The importance of sharing memories • Lighthearted news about Christmas traditions • Emphasizing storytelling and family connections • Encouragement to connect with others this holiday • Reading of the original poem "Tis the Tradition" • Key takeaway about prioritizing relationships over gifts • Closing thoughts on the true meaning of Christmas  Enjoy our closing song "This Christmas Let's Be Free" by Richard Grease Support the show I hope you enjoy the show! Please tell a friend or two. Word of mouth is the best way for our podcast to grow. If you haven't already, hit the "Follow" button.If you feel lead to, click on the support link and give financially.Above everything, please come back!Supporting us in anyway is much appreciated.Thanks for stopping by.Until Next time.73 and may the Father's blessings go with you.Bruce Email: theuglyquackingduck@gmail.comTumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/theuglyquackingduckInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theuglyquackingduckFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theuglyquackingduck Website:https://theuglyquackingduck.com

Click Here,Text Us,Get a Shout-Out next episode.Each Christmas, the essence of the holiday can often be lost in the rush for presents and perfection. We reflect on the importance of connection, memory, and the love shared among family and friends during this special season, urging you to reach out and create new traditions. As we discuss:• Holiday stress and its impact• Honoring loved ones who have passed  Supreme Court's decision to hear TikTok• The importance of sharing memories • Lighthearted news about Christmas traditions • Emphasizing storytelling and family connections • Encouragement to connect with others this holiday • Reading of the original poem "Tis the Tradition" • Key takeaway about prioritizing relationships over gifts • Closing thoughts on the true meaning of Christmas  Enjoy our closing song "This Christmas Let's Be Free" by Richard Grease Support the show I hope you enjoy the show! Please tell a friend or two. Word of mouth is the best way for our podcast to grow. If you haven't already, hit the "Follow" button.If you feel lead to, click on the support link and give financially.Above everything, please come back!Supporting us in anyway is much appreciated.Thanks for stopping by.Until Next time.73 and may the Father's blessings go with you.Bruce Email: theuglyquackingduck@gmail.comTumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/theuglyquackingduckInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/theuglyquackingduckFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/theuglyquackingduck Website:https://theuglyquackingduck.com

Each Christmas, a giant tree lights up London's Trafalgar Square. Behind the custom: 007 author Ian Fleming and a secret mission to Norway. This is the story of how wartime espionage gave Britain its most spectacular festive tradition.Have you got a spy story you'd like us to tell? Email your ideas to thespywho@wondery.com.Check all episodes have the marketing written CTAs. For the UK, they look like the below:Listen to The Spy Who on the Wondery App or wherever you get your podcasts. You can listen early and ad-free on Wondery+. Join Wondery+ in the Wondery App, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Start your free trial by visiting https://wondery.com/links/the-spy-who/ now.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Each Christmas season since 2000, the sacred musical drama “Savior of the World: His Birth and Resurrection” has been performed at the Conference Center Theater on Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The two-act show — produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — follows the scriptural accounts surrounding Jesus Christ’s birth and Resurrection. On this episode of the Church News podcast, members of the 2024 production share their experiences while crafting performances: director Paul Walstad; Troy Hanks, who plays the apostle Peter; and Karli Welch, who portrays Mary, the mother of Jesus. They talk about how a team of hundreds of performers, production and technical crews present the musical as a testimony of Jesus Christ and His divine mission as the Savior and Redeemer of the world.  The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Jon Ryan Jensen, editor of The Church News, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.

The season of Advent is not just the start of the liturgical year. It is a time of preparation for the Incarnation of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Each Christmas brings with it a special grace. It is a time for us to be transformed if we are properly disposed toward accepting the miracle, to paraphrase St. Athanasius, of God becoming man so that we may become like Him.

Each Christmas season, I like to spend some time in the Word reflecting on the birth and journey of Christ. I think about the times that I complain or I feel down because of things not going my way and then I look at Mary's example and realize that the way we react to things is truly a choice. Mary was a girl's girl, and really set the tone for how we can honor the gifts God places within us. The episode starts off with foolery (you're welcome) and please excuse the background noise...I guess folks couldn't wait to open up their last minute gifts from Amazon until I was done recording. LOL Merry Christmas! Have a beautiful day!! Article Share: https://www.upworthy.com/women-female-friends-more-successful?fbclid=IwAR034bsQUKyfa1cpJpeJztMxT-sJVNKMb7jzmlYzEB-HAp-hd7yiubT67jA --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/themondaybloom/support

Each Christmas season, the mountain peoples of Europe are beset by monsters. Fearsome figures like Krampus, Perchta, and the Kuker descend into quaint hilltop villages, sometimes to spread holiday cheer, sometimes to hasten the coming of spring, and sometimes just to sew chaos and discord. These figures are all part of similar winter celebrations found across the Alps, stretching from their western foothills in France all the way to the Dinaric Alps of the Balkans. Due to the primal nature of these traditions, in which men and women wear the skins of beasts and the faces of demons, scholars and churchmen have wondered for decades if these Christmas festivals could really be a remnant of much older traditions. On this week's episode of Gladio Free Europe, Liam and Russian Sam explore the history of these Christmastime monsters, and the widespread traditions of people wearing their costumes to parade through the streets. While drawing a straight from Krampus to ancient Alpine paganism is not particularly easy, some of these figures offer interesting parallels to what we know of the traditional pantheons that Christianity supplanted. Historians today are much hesitant to attribute modern beliefs to paganism than they might have been in the time of the Brothers Grimm. But it's clear that these traditions are among the oldest in Europe, with interesting to the development of witchcraft lore and even the spread of deadly witch hunts across medieval and Early Modern Europe. Join us on a trip to the snowy highlands of Austria, Germany, Slovenia, and Bulgaria and decide for yourself if these winter monsters may be our last remnant of the pagan world.

Each Christmas, millions of children around the world eagerly await the arrival of Santa Claus, the jolly old man in the bright red suit who carries a sack full of presents for all the good boys and girls. However, the iconic representation of Santa Claus is a relatively modern invention that largely originated with the well-known poem “A Visit from St. Nicholas,” more commonly known as “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas,” written in 1823, as well as a famous illustration by cartoonist Thomas Nast, inspired by that poem, from 1863. But the story of Santa Claus is far from the only Christmas legend told around the world to this day. In fact, there are countless folktales about Christmas that star other figures entirely, particularly in Europe, and many of them have origins that predate not only Santa Claus, but the spread of Christianity itself. In fact, many of these tales were born of pagan customs that were later adapted to fall in line with Christian values. https://allthatsinteresting.com/christmas-legends credits: https://allthatsinteresting.com/podcast-credits History Uncovered is part of the Airwave Media network: www.airwavemedia.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back to the BCD, Cassettes! There are some films that go hand in hand with the holiday season. These are movies that we watch every year with our families because they remind us of our childhood and the spirit of Christmas. But in the past couple decades, a different kind of holiday movie has taken the season by storm. They're known for their cheesy lines, simplistic plotlines, and by-the-numbers predictability. Many fans claim to watch these made-for-TV movies as a guilty pleasure, while others have fully embraced their comforting tropes. We're talking, of course, about Hallmark Christmas movies.   You know the deal: He's a small town business owner of some kind (Christmas trees/coffee shop/bakery) and she's a successful woman from the city with a vague job title. Why don't we know what she does? Well, that's because it doesn't matter; she's quitting that job by the end of the movie. They were lovers once, or maybe she left him at the altar, and this Christmas, they may just find their way back to each other again. Each Christmas, these cookie cutter movie plots dominate social media because they are an easy target. But this got us wondering, when did it all start? Over the last twenty years or so, Hallmark essentially invented their own genre, which is honestly pretty impressive. So today, we're getting a better look at the history of Hallmark Christmas movies and discussing the formula that has made them so successful.    So grab your favorite movie snack and cuddle up next to a roaring TV, it's time to talk about Hallmark Christmas movies!

Each Christmas we reflect on a very special story surrounding the birth of our Lord Jesus (Matthew 2:1-12). It's the account of the "wise men" who diligently followed a star with the expectation that they were going to find the newborn King of the Jews. They persevered until they found Him. When they did, they rejoiced, offered gifts, and worshipped Him! - Wise Men Still Seek Him.

We are beginning our Christmas series, Emmanuel: God with Us. Several have asked the question, “What if God was one of us?” Seeming to overlook the incarnation of Jesus. Each Christmas, many celebrate the birth of Jesus to the world, through this event, we see that God answered this question with the incarnation of Christ. Today, we will learn how we can see God's glory by beholding the person of Jesus and the work He accomplished through His time here on earth. Join us in the first sermon of the series, The Incarnation of Glory, and see the glory of God. 

We are beginning our Christmas series, Emmanuel: God with Us. Several have asked the question, “What if God was one of us?” Seeming to overlook the incarnation of Jesus. Each Christmas, many celebrate the birth of Jesus to the world, through this event, we see that God answered this question with the incarnation of Christ. Today, we will learn how we can see God's glory by beholding the person of Jesus and the work He accomplished through His time here on earth. Join us in the first sermon of the series, The Incarnation of Glory, and see the glory of God. 

It's finally here - the first of our Christmas specials. Rosalind has been getting out and about to talk to businesses and producers about all things Christmas - how they are preparing, what it entails, recommendations, tips and tricks - the Scran Christmas specials have it all!  Across the two episodes Roslaind looks at the option of dining out on Christmas day with a trip to One Devonshire Gardens by Hotel Du Vin Glasgow. She investigates some of the best food and drink gifts available with long established retailers Valvona and Crolla and Mellis Cheese. Anyone for cocktail tips? Rosalind gets the inside track on creating festival tipples and boozy gifts this year from The Good Spirits Company.  On Part 1 Rosalind visits the UK's longest running Italian deli - Edinburgh's Valvona and Crolla. Mary and Francesca Contini, who run the business, tell Rosalind all about the fascinating history of the business, the produce their customers keep returning for as well as tips for gifts and how they will celebrate a traditional Italian Christmas themselves. Each Christmas here at Scran we like to celebrate the work of a charity who is helping those in need all year round. This year Rosalind visits The Big Issue in Glasgow to hear all about how the magazine came about as well as its purpose and aims from editor Paul McNamee. She also chats to Matthew Costelloe who is a Vendor Outreach Worker and Deborah Prow who is a Sales and Outreach Worker to hear more about the practical support they provide to people at risk of experiencing homelessness. Later in the episode Rosalind meets Brigitta, one of the vendors who works with the Big Issue on a pitch outside Marks and Spencer's on Argyle St, who tells her how she came to work with The Big Issue and the difference it's made to her life. You can find out more about The Big Issue and support them on their website www.bigissue.com Thanks for listening - lots more Christmas content coming soon in part 2 of this year's Scran Christmas specials! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Who is Jesus?John 14:6 Each Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. But who is Jesus? Why was He born? Why is He still relevant to our lives 2,000 years later? These are important questions. When Thomas asks Jesus, “How can we know the way?” Jesus responds, “I am the way.” What is the Christmas season all about? It is about Jesus, the only bridge between God and man.Take Home Message: Jesus Christ alone bridges the gap between God and man.John 14:6– Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. Christmas is all about Jesus, who is… -       Equal with God.-       “I am.”-       The Way.-       “I am the way.”-       The Truth.-       I am… the truth.”-       The Life.-       I am… the life.”-       The Only Way.-       “No one comes to the Father except through me.”Simple. Authentic. Jesus.prairiebible.org

It's the most wonderful time of the year...It's time for our annual Christmas Show! Joe and I have scoured the multiverse to find you some fun and weird Christmas traditions and hope to fill your listening stocking with these interesting finds.  Have a wonderful holiday season and enjoy the show! -Joe and Jen Please hit Subscribe or Follow Click here to go to Jens Sale Closet Click here to go to our website Click here for The Ruiners Video Click here to go to joes' book   from Team Wanderlust | 07 December 2021 Japan: All I want for Christmas is… KFC Forget the Chrthe istmas turkey. For many Japanese, traditional Christmas dinner is Kentucky Fried Chicken. Due to a combination of tiny Japanese ovens and a clever marketing campaign convincing locals that fried chicken is a traditional American Yuletide feast, reservations have to be made to eat at a KFC on Christmas Day. During the run-up to Christmas, Colonel Sanders statues outside KFC's Japanese outlets wear Santa gear. The chicken is served in special holiday packaging. Demand is such that an online service has been created: order your Xmas Family Bucket in advance and have it delivered. Norway: Hide your broom Norwegians believe that Christmas Eve coincides with the arrival of evil spirits and witches. It is only logical then, that Norwegian householders hide all their brooms before they go to sleep. After all, nothing spoils Christmas quicker than finding your broom in broken pieces at the foot of a tree, trashed by some joy-riding witch. Caracas: Get your skates on In the week leading up to Christmas, Venezuelans attend a daily church service called Misa de Aguinaldo (Early Morning Mass) Indeed, so widespread is the practice, many roads in the capital are closed until 8am to provide Christmas worshippers with a safe passage. Austria: Facing your Christmas demons In Austria, St Nicholas has an evil counterpart called Krampus. He is the bad cop to St Nick's good cop, a demon-like creature with one task: to punish bad children before Christmas.  Men dressed in devil costumes roam the streets, carrying chains and a basket for abducting especially bad children and hauling them to hell. It's certainly one way to keep the kids off the streets. 5: Catalonia: Pooping their way through Christmas Locals in Catalonia create a character out of a log, drawing a face on it and giving it a hat. Then they spend a fortnight 'feeding' it fruit, nuts and sweets.  On Christmas Eve, the entire family beats the log with sticks and sings a traditional song that translates to 'if you don't crap well, i'll beat you with a stick' until the log excretes all its treats. It's hard to comprehend why this tradition hasn't caught on elsewhere. They also decorate their nativity scenes with small, pooping, ceramic caganers (figurines). Usually well-known characters, often drawn from that year's news, the figurines always have their pants around their ankles. Greenland: A Christmas dinner you'll never forget Next time you find yourself complaining about granny's festive brussel sprouts, spare a thought for the poor tykes in Greenland. Each Christmas, they have to tuck into mattak – raw whale skin with a little blubber – and kiviak, which is made by wrapping an auk (a small arctic bird) in seal skin, burying it for several months and eating its decomposed flesh. Guatemala: How clean is your house? In Guatemala, cleanliness really is next to Godliness. Locals believe that the devil and other evil spirits live in the dark, dirty corners of your home. Therefore, they spend the week before Christmas sweeping up, collecting rubbish and then piling everything in a huge heap outside. Finally, an effigy of the devil is placed on top and the whole thing is set on fire. It's called La Quema del Diablo, the 'Burning of the Devil'. The idea for Guatemalans is to burn all the bad from the previous year and start a new year from out of the ashes.  Ukraine: Deck the halls with… spider's webs? In addition to the standard tinsel, fairy lights and baubles, Ukrainians like to throw an artificial spider and web on the tree as well.  The tradition has its origins in an old tale of a poor woman who couldn't afford to decorate her tree and woke on Christmas morning to discover a spider had covered it in a glorious, sparkling web. It's for good luck. It's not about poor housekeeping. Portugal: I feed dead people During consoda, the traditional Christmas feast in Portugal, families sometimes set extra places at the dining table for deceased relatives.  It's thought that the practice will ensure good fortunes for the household. In some areas crumbs are left on the hearth as well. And you thought feeding all your living relatives was hard enough. Italy: Where Santa's little helper is an old witch Unable to conclusively prove the existence of Santa, the Vatican decided to throw its weight behind something they'd had countless dealings with: an old witch called La Befana who delivers presents to kids in Italy. The story goes that the three wise men invited the witch to accompany them to see the baby Jesus. She said she was too busy and the legend was born. Czech Republic: A pair of matchmakers On Christmas Eve, unmarried Czech women stand with their back to the door and toss one of their shoes over their shoulder. If it lands with the toe facing the door, it means that they'll be married within the year. If it lands with the heel facing the door, they're in for another year of watching Bridget Jones movies. Perhaps it's better than marrying a heel, though. Germany: Fill your boots On the evening of 5 December, German children leave a boot or a shoe outside their bedroom door. In the morning, if they've been good, they will wake to find the shoes filled with sweets. If they have haven't, they will find only a branch. Obviously, it is best to leave out the newest pair of shoes you own – preferably, fresh out of the box. Spain: New Year, new (red) knickers Here's one for the New Year. In Spain, it is customary to wear red underwear on New Year's Eve. The small town of La Font de la Figuera has taken the tradition one step further: a New Year's Eve run with the runners wearing just red underwear. Coincidentally, the town has the highest incidence of pneumonia in the country.

Each Christmas season, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and others across the world, turn their thoughts to the town of Bethlehem and the traditional interpretation of the Nativity. This episode of the Church News podcast features Dr. Matthew Grey, a professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University. He shares historical insights and biblical context on the village of Bethlehem, the archaeology and practices of Jewish daily life, and the religious and political atmosphere that existed in this area at the time of the Savior's birth.  The Church News Podcast is a weekly podcast that invites listeners to make a journey of connection with members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints across the globe. Host Sarah Jane Weaver, reporter and editor for The Church News for a quarter-century, shares a unique view of the stories, events, and most important people who form this international faith. With each episode, listeners are asked to embark on a journey to learn from one another and ponder, “What do I know now?” because of the experience. Produced by KellieAnn Halvorsen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Family memories take on special meaning at this time of year when we gather for the holidays. One of the best memories you can make involves giving. We'll talk about that today with Becky Cullum. Becky Cullum is Executive Vice President of the National Christian Foundation in North Texas. Becky has a passion for helping individuals and families create giving strategies so they can be more generous. On today's program, Callum shares how generosity came to be so important to her and her family. She discusses the challenges of raising kids who are outwardly focused in a materialistic society in which anything they want is available at the click of a button. Parents often feel overwhelmed and outnumbered. Callum shares the Scriptures that inspired her to take on this challenge: - Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it - Deuteronomy 6:6-7 These commandments that I give you today are to be on your heart. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. - 2 cor 5:141: For Christ's love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. - For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. While we must verbally convey God's truth to our children, Callum says most human communication is non-verbal. Children learn from what is modeled, not just said. Parenting is always a work in progress. We will never arrive as parents. It's a constant journey of trial and error. She suggests seeking wise counsel. Talk to older, wiser parents. And she recommends the book The Opposite of Spoiled by Ron Lieber. Through the holidays and beyond, make generosity a family affair. Each Christmas, the Callums give their kids cash, but with a stipulation: They have to give it away. It's then up to the kids to find the people and causes they want to support. What does Jesus want for His birthday? And a grateful and generous heart! Go to Ncfgiving.com/strategy for help with focusing and planning out your giving. On today's program, Rob also answers listener questions: ● What is the best way to prepare for medical expenses related to the birth of a child? ● Would it make sense to take out a home equity loan or sell your home to pay off debt? Remember, you can call in to ask your questions most days at (800) 525-7000 or email them to Questions@MoneyWise.org. Also, visit our website at MoneyWise.org where you can connect with a MoneyWise Coach, join the MoneyWise Community, and even download the free MoneyWise app. To support this ministry financially, visit: https://www.oneplace.com/donate/1085/29

Charles George Missions Presents: Day 21, “Christmas Memories” Hello and welcome to Day 21, of our Christmas Podcast entitled, “Christmas Memories.” If you are joining us for the first time, we invite you to listen to our previous daily podcasts which began on December 1st. For today's podcast, we have three women who submitted an email with their favorite Christmas memory. Each of these women is far from home or has worked in a ministry that requires them to be away from home. They are Melinda, Jo, and Joyce. Each Christmas memory will be followed up with scripture and a short commentary. I am so grateful to them and everyone who submitted a Christmas memory to this podcast. I am Stephanie Wright. Let's get started. If you want to contact us or comment on this podcast, please visit our website at cgmissions.com/podcast where all episodes are available by category in series format. We can also be reached on Instagram at @cgmissions, and on YouTube @cgmissions. CGM is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Donations may be made on our website: www.cgmissions.com

Joy Has ComeNot everyone finds Christmas time to be a season of joy or celebration. As we look to the birth of Jesus this advent season, we will see why Jesus' birth is worth celebrating. And we will discover how Jesus' birth is good news of great joy for all people. --- Advent is a time to remember and reflect, but it's also a time of looking forward with hope and anticipation. The word advent itself means “arrival” or “an appearing or coming into place.” Christians celebrate Christ's “first advent” or coming to earth at Christmastime. Each Christmas, we remember the significance of the arrival of baby Jesus to earth, and we look forward with great anticipation to his coming return, or His “second advent”. But the greatest hope of all is that Jesus is fully present in this world, making Himself known to us, each and every day. Advent is a season of hope in the promises of God. Let's take time together this Christmas to focus on our personal relationship with Jesus Christ and increase our sense of expectancy to see his promises fulfilled in our everyday lives. Luke 2:1-12 NLTAt that time the Roman emperor, Augustus, decreed that a census should be taken throughout the Roman Empire. (This was the first census taken when Quirinius was governor of Syria.) All returned to their own ancestral towns to register for this census. And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David's ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee. He took with him Mary, to whom he was engaged, who was now expecting a child. And while they were there, the time came for her baby to be born. She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him snugly in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no lodging available for them. That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don't be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” • • •Three reasons why Christmas is worth celebrating:1. Jesus came for you – it is personal.2. Jesus' coming is good news of great joy – it is beneficial.3. Jesus came for all people – it includes everyone. • • •Supporting Texts:Matthew 1:1-17Galatians 4:4-5John 3:16-17Romans 1:16-17 • • •Challenge: Finding joy in the Christmas season can happen when we understand who Jesus is, why He has come, and accept what He can bring to our lives. Jesus truly is good news that brings great joy to all people – He is the Savior of the world. It doesn't matter who you are, what you have done, where you have been, or where you are going, Jesus is good news for you, and He wants to be your Savior too. And that is worth celebrating!

Each Christmas season millions of Americans place trees in their homes — draped in lights, engulfed in ornaments, a bundle of beautifully wrapped gifts gathered beneath the branches. It's a beloved tradition with a complicated origin. What if a guided tour of the Christmas story meant you'd never look at a Christmas tree the same way again?Series overview: Ever wondered why some of our cherished Christmas traditions are so…cherished? It's kind of weird that we put ornament-adorned trees in our homes and immerse our neighborhoods in lights and deck our halls with boughs of holly, all while waiting for a chubby old man ensconced in velvet to break into our homes via chimney. How did all of that start? And what does it mean? And why does it matter? We're going to pull all of it apart and then put it back together in surprising and delightful ways as we spend this December Reconstructing Christmas.

Love Has ComeLove has come to reveal God and redeem us. God sent Jesus at just the right time out of His great love for the world. Responding to Jesus by believing in Him will save us. Loving each other is how God's full expression of love becomes visible. --- Advent is a time to remember and reflect, but it's also a time of looking forward with hope and anticipation. The word advent itself means “arrival” or “an appearing or coming into place.” Christians celebrate Christ's “first advent” or coming to earth at Christmastime. Each Christmas, we remember the significance of the arrival of baby Jesus to earth, and we look forward with great anticipation to his coming return, or His “second advent”. But the greatest hope of all is that Jesus is fully present in this world, making Himself known to us, each and every day. Advent is a season of hope in the promises of God. Let's take time together this Christmas to focus on our personal relationship with Jesus Christ and increase our sense of expectancy to see his promises fulfilled in our everyday lives. John 3:16-18 NLT“For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but to save the world through him. “There is no judgment against anyone who believes in him. But anyone who does not believe in him has already been judged for not believing in God's one and only Son. • • •Truth #1: God Loved Truth #2: God Gave Truth #3: God Saves • • •John 3:14-15 NIVJust as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.” • • •Truth #1: We are perishable Truth #2: We are responsible Truth #3: We are redeemable • • •1 John 4:9-12 NLTGod showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.

“This Picture, this Drawing! It isn't of Dad, or you, or Steve! This is Santa!” This week we look at Aardman Animations and Sony Pictures Animation cult-Christmas-classic: Arthur Christmas, as well as briefly review the films we logged on our Letterboxd dairies in the past week. — TIME CODES: 00:00 - INTRO 01:42 - BASIC FACTS 04:30 - THE MEAT 38:44 - WHAT WE WATCHED — Arthur Christmas (2011) EVER WONDER HOW 2 BILLION PRESENTS GET DELIVERED ALL IN 1 NIGHT? “Each Christmas, Santa and his vast army of highly trained elves produce gifts and distribute them around the world in one night. However, when one of 600 million children to receive a gift from Santa on Christmas Eve is missed, it is deemed ‘acceptable' to all but one—Arthur. Arthur Claus is Santa's misfit son who executes an unauthorised rookie mission to get the last present half way around the globe before dawn on Christmas morning.” Directed by Sarah Smith, co-directed by Barry Cook, and starring James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent, Imelda Staunton, Ashley Jensen, and Marc Wootton. Written by Peter Baynham and Sarah Smith, edited by John Carnochan and James Cooper, score composed by Harry Gregson-Williams, and produced by Peter Baynham, Peter Lord, David Sproxton, Carla Shelley, Cheryl Abood, and Steve Pegram. Find where to stream it here: https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/arthur-christmas — OUR LINKS: Recently Logged Main Webpage: https://anchor.fm/recentlylogged Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/30uy1 Micah's Stuff YouTube: https://youtube.com/channel/UCqan1ouaFGl1XMt_6VrIzFg Letterboxd: https://boxd.it/AkCn Twitter: https://twitter.com/micah_grawey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m_grawey_films/ Robbie's Stuff Website: https://robbiegrawey.com — EPISODE CREDITS: Recently Logged Podcast creators - Micah and Robert “Robbie” Grawey Hosts - Micah and Robert “Robbie” Grawey Songs used in this episode - Deck the Halls (Instrumental) by Jingle Punks, Christmas Chores & Holly Dazed by RKVC, Up on the Housetop (Instrumental) by E's Jammy Jams, and Christmas Village by Aaron Kenny Editor - Robert “Robbie” Grawey Episode art designer - Robert “Robbie” Grawey Episode Description - Robert “Robbie” Grawey --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/recentlylogged/support

Each Christmas, we celebrate Christ's coming as a baby into our world. With hope, we await his return in glory. But how do we manage the tension of a broken world here and now? Pastor Jordan Kologe teaches from Isaiah 11:1-10 and invites us into the hope of Advent: hope in him, hope in his goodness, hope in his kingdom.

Hope Has ComeLong before it happened, God spoke through His prophets of the coming Messiah who would bring Hope to the world. Jesus is the hope of the world that the prophets spoke of in the Old Testament, and He has come to bring hope to our lives. A hope that produces an abundant life now and a glorious eternal life to come. --- Advent is a time to remember and reflect, but it's also a time of looking forward with hope and anticipation. The word advent itself means “arrival” or “an appearing or coming into place.” Christians celebrate Christ's “first advent” or coming to earth at Christmastime. Each Christmas, we remember the significance of the arrival of baby Jesus to earth, and we look forward with great anticipation to his coming return, or His “second advent”. But the greatest hope of all is that Jesus is fully present in this world, making Himself known to us, each and every day. Advent is a season of hope in the promises of God. Let's take time together this Christmas to focus on our personal relationship with Jesus Christ and increase our sense of expectancy to see his promises fulfilled in our everyday lives. Isaiah 9:1-7 NLTNevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory. The people who walk in darkness will see a great light. For those who live in a land of deep darkness, a light will shine. You will enlarge the nation of Israel, and its people will rejoice. They will rejoice before you as people rejoice at the harvest and like warriors dividing the plunder. For you will break the yoke of their slavery and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders. You will break the oppressor's rod, just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian. The boots of the warrior and the uniforms bloodstained by war will all be burned. They will be fuel for the fire. For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. His government and its peace will never end. He will rule with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David for all eternity. The passionate commitment of the LORD of Heaven's Armies will make this happen! • • •Sermon Points:1. Hope accepts God's plan. 2. Hope trusts in God's promises. 3. Hope relies on God's provisions. • • •Supporting Texts:Matthew 1:18-21aHebrews 11:1Psalm 5:3John 14:6John 10:10Matthew 6:25-34 • • •Challenge: Biblical hope is a sure foundation upon which we base our lives, believing that God always keeps His promises. Hope does not doubt, but is sure confidence of an expected outcome. Hope anticipates the result of something good. A life in Christ should lead to a life of hope based on the promises of God, which looks forward to an abundant life now and an eternal life with God to come.

How do we know when we have sacrificed too much in a relationship? Love of a partner can get in the way of one's own personal passions and dreams. This episode introduces my partner's, Maria, business and why I put this podcast on hold in order to pursue the entrepreneurial dream with her. The next two episodes are part of NAMAWE's Breath Deep Christmas Collection. Each Christmas bundle receives a link invitation to audio content inviting them to use the dark, reflective winter months as a chance for rebirth. Regular listeners of A Quiet Voice can enjoy both episodes without the purchase of the gift set. This is our way of building a bridge between our passions and helping people begin to look at their health in a holistic manner. Mind, body, & Spirit. I hope you enjoy. Check out the Gift Sets for yourself on NAMAWE's Website (Shipping to Ireland, UK, & EU) Sorry, USA listeners. :( http://namawe.ie/handcrafted-herbal-skincare-gift-sets Share this podcast with a friend to let them know you were thinking about them. Write to me with comments and thoughts at aquietvoicemedia@gmail.com or leave a review if you feel so inclined. LINKTREE This podcast is your invitation to join the Quiet Voice Podcast Group, a space for community and growing more into ourselves together. Click this link to join the group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/891129408214380 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/colin-ward0/message

January 2, 2022. In today's sermon, written by Pastor Meagan and read by Mark Roock, we hear about how God knows every detail of our backstories, and delights in each one of us. Readings: Ephesians 1:3-14, John 1:1-18 *** Transcript *** This sermon was prepared by Pastor Meagan, so I want you to imagine that you're receiving it as a letter. So I would begin with: dear friends. Greetings to you from God our Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, and the gift of the Holy Spirit. When I graduated from college and moved back home, it didn't take long before I joined the church choir at my childhood church. After all, I had always loved singing, and had been in one choir or another since I was in third grade. A fellow choir member, Barbara Lynch, had been part of that church since before I was born, and she began to tell me stories of things she remembered from when I was a kid, running around the halls of Our Lady of Grace Church and School. One of the stories she told me had been shared with her by my grade school music teacher, George Carthage. On his last day with us before retirement, Mr. Carthage asked what we wanted to sing, and we chose our favorite, The Holy City. Although I hadn't thought about it in years, I instantly remembered the day — and the song — she was talking about. “Jerusalem, Jerusalem, lift up your gates and sing, hosanna, in the highest, hosanna to your king!” Over, and over, and over we sang it, until we were tired of it — which I imagine probably took us much longer than it took Mr. Carthage. As I recalled it, I realized that that day was one among many that fed my love of singing over the years. A few years after Mrs. Lynch reminded me of that day with Mr. Carthage, one of my cousins had a child who was the first baby in the family in many years, and my Aunt Kate said to all of us, “You see how excited we all are about this baby, how everyone wants to hold and love and talk to him? I want you to know that we did that exact same thing with every one of you. We love you all that way!” I had taken it for granted, up until then, the profound gift of having people in your life who know your backstory. People who can remind you of events and experiences that you had forgotten, who in some ways know you better than you know yourself. How important it is to have, or have had, people who knew you and looked on you with love, even before you were born. Each Christmas, we tell the story of Emmanuel, God with us in the flesh, remembering that God came to us in Jesus into the middle of human history to reveal the radical unfailing love God has for us. And today, on this second Sunday of Christmas, in the Gospel of John, we hear those ethereal words that remind us that Jesus, the Word, was present and moving in the world long before that night in Bethlehem some 2,000 years ago. “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God . . . . All things came into being through him.” We don't often think about it, but this is so profound, isn't it? Christ was there, in and with and through God, from the very beginning of time. There isn't a single thing that has happened since creation that Jesus was not intimately a part of. All life came into being through Christ, who then came to us in Jesus. He was formed in Mary's womb, and she labored and gave birth to him in a stable in the tiny little town of Bethlehem. In Jesus, we know that there is nothing that has ever happened in our world or our lives that God does not know and care passionately about. Mrs. Lynch, among others, was able to share a slice of my childhood with me, but God knows our entire back stories, and us, better than we or anyone else ever will. Jesus came to show us that, just as my parents, aunts, and uncles poured love over each and every one of us in turn, so God delights in each and every one of us. Think about that for a moment. God delights in you! The story of God coming in Jesus is a story of a love so abundant that it surrounds and fills all of creation. Remember the Ghost of Christmas Present from A Christmas Carol? He brings Mr. Scrooge to all corners of the earth: a ship deployed on the ocean, a remote lighthouse, suburban streets, a deep mine, and a hospital. If we were to follow the Spirit today, we might find ourselves with people fleeing violence, poverty, and death in a refugee camp on our southern border; visiting people sick with COVID in a remote African village or in India's Maharashtra; or with those who are unhoused on the streets of St. Louis. The Spirit would likely bring us to those in prison in our own city. When the ghost and Scrooge arrive at Bob Cratchit's home in a poor, forgotten neighborhood, Scrooge asks why they are there, and the ghost replies, “It's Christmas here too, you know!” God came in Jesus to an unmarried young woman in a stable in a tiny little town to show us that they are present everywhere, perhaps especially the most forgotten places. No one is invisible to Christ, who intimately knows and sees and loves all people, and all of creation. There is no one God does not see and delight in. This is the gift and the call of Christmas. God knows every detail of our backstories, and delights in each one of us, and every one of us. And we are created us to embody that love in the world the way Jesus did, to see and love the forgotten ones, wherever they may be. God delights in you! What greater gift could there be to share? Amen. So writes our pastor, Meagan McLaughlin, and we too say amen. *** Keywords *** 2021, Christ Lutheran Church, Webster Groves, sermon, podcast, transcript, YouTube, video, Pastor Meagan McLaughlin, Mark Roock, Ephesians 1:3-14, John 1:1-18, A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens, COVID-19, coronavirus

Each Christmas season, local organizations team up to get presents to kids who might not get one otherwise. WMRA's Randi B. Hagi reports.

Each Christmas we celebrate the Son of God coming to earth as a baby. But what is the evidence that Jesus was an actual historical person? Further, is there evidence for Jesus outside the pages of the Bible? In this video, Than Christopoulos answers these and other intriguing questions. To get more of your questions answered regarding evidence for the historical Jesus see: Exploring Reality homepage: https://forerunnersofamerica.com/exploring-reality-with-than-christopoulos/ Evidence that Jesus existed from Tacitus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4VUdVdJ4NU Evidence that Jesus existed from Pliny the Younger: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qabt9OoPv6Y Was Jesus a Copy of Other Religions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucyWgF10zdQ

Our guest in this episode is Rev. Rachel Billups from Ginghamsburg United Methodist Church in Ohio. Each Christmas, the Ginhamsburg congregation takes up a Christmas Miracle offering that a will help areas of need, both in Ohio and across the world. This year, a portion of the offering will go to relief efforts in southwest Louisiana. This is not the first time the good folks of Ginghamsburg have dedicated their Christmas offering to Louisiana. They did so back in 2016 after the Baton Rouge Flood and after Hurricane Katrina. We caught up with Rev. Billups while she and her crew were in Lake Charles to document the relief efforts.    For more on Ginghamsburg, please head to their web site: https://ginghamsburg.org/   We also discuss news of Annual Conference 2022, which will be held Monday, June 13, 2022 to Friday, June 17, 2022. For more, head here: www.la-umc.org/ac22

http://polaroid41.com/magic-maker/ Monday April 12th, 2021 - 12:02pm. There is a Christmas themed episode of the radio show ‘This American Life' in which Adam Mutchler recalls the great lengths his parents went to to make the ‘Christmas magic' happen. The Mutchler family had their own mythology with its own logic. There wasn't just one Santa, but a network of Santas all working together as Christmas helpers. Each Christmas different incarnations of Santa would appear. He tells the tale of a rough looking Kris Kringle-- a working-man Santa--who offered the kids ancient reindeer bones from his sack when they discovered him hiding near the woods behind their house. These visits were so elaborate, so well-staged, that Adam fiercely believed in Santa well into middle school. He was so convinced that he had fights about it with other kids and a 5th grade teacher had to contact his parents to request that he stop talking about Santa in class. When at age 13 an offhanded comment from an aunt led him to realize his parents had been orchestrating everything, he felt totally betrayed. Years later, on a weekend home from college, he blew up at his parents saying it was their fault that he couldn't trust anyone enough to have a serious girlfriend. I first heard this episode years ago, and I remember thinking both: ‘wow, those Christmases sound so magical' and ‘yikes, remember not to over do it.' I am aware that there is a fine line between making the magic happen and feeling like you're lying to your child. A few months back, Elliot kept insisting on knowing if the tooth fairy existed or not. I figured the tooth fairy was a lot less high stakes than Santa Claus, so I tested the waters. He kept asking, “Is it you guys? Is it? Tell me the truth.” I replied, “Well, what do you think?” “I think it's you guys.” When I confirmed that yes, it was us, his face fell. We stared at each other a moment and he said quietly, “I wish I didn't know.” In France the chocolate Easter eggs are delivered by bells, not by the Easter bunny, and normally they arrive on Easter Monday rather than on Sunday. It's something of a mishmash at our house: bells, bunnies, Sunday, Monday, all of the above… In the last few weeks he was asking me again, “Is it you guys?” But taking my lesson from the tooth fairy experience, I decided to just stay vague. I think by next year he will know the truth, but as he wasn't sure, I decided to let the magic linger another year (and hoped I wasn't creating future trust issues). My sister Angie's girls who are similar in age to Elliot were also asking questions this year, but, to my delight, they wanted to know, “Is it a real bunny or a person in a bunny suit?” On Saturday night after Elliot was asleep I hid chocolate eggs all around our apartment and terrace, including a small pile of eggs on his nightstand and by his nightlight. Elliot doesn't usually wake up very early but at 7:30am Sunday when he rolled over to see what time it was, he spotted the eggs. I heard, “MOM! MOM! COME QUICK! THE BELLS CAME! THE BELLS CAME! THERE ARE CHOCOLATE EGGS IN MY ROOM!” ... The complete 'polaroid' (text, minicast and photo) available at: http://polaroid41.com/magic-maker/

Each Christmas we hear and read of the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. In this study, we hear of Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem where her child would be born into a humble family in a humble location and first seen by a few humble shepherds. As we begin, Dr. Mitchell explains a bit of background to this time frame when Christ was born, stating that God is always on time. The king on a throne of authority in a country far away from Israel was used of God to orchestrate the circumstances for the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ. The book of Daniel states “the Most High is ruler over all nations.” But, Jesus is born and laid in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn. Here is Dr. Mitchell with Jesus' birth on the Unchanging Word Bible Broadcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/unchanging-word/message

It’s Christmas time again and each year we are invited to meditate more deeply on the glory of the birth of Jesus and the sublime mystery of the incarnation of Christ. The Christmas event was gloriously choreographed by Jesus’ Father. Together Jesus and the Father planned the entire thing. Not only were there hundreds of Old Testament prophecies fulfilled by Jesus, He stood out from the crowd because of a number of unique characteristics that affirmed that He was the one and only Son of God. Phil Mason explores the exceptional circumstances of His birth, the absolute uniqueness of His teachings, the dazzling brilliance of His miracles, the glory of His resurrection from the dead and the 2000 years of personal experience of His followers in encountering the glory of His kingdom. Each Christmas we reflect on the brilliance of it all. God has made Himself known to humanity in the person of Jesus and, more than the star of Bethlehem, Jesus is the “Bright Morning Star” who shines brighter than the sun in all its brilliance.

Two Traditions, "Christmas Gift!" and Find the LambMy wife's family has a tradition. Each Christmas, people try to be the first to greet one another by saying, "Christmas Gift!"We try to sneak in to the house without being seen, just so we can catch someone unaware and "Christmas Gift" them. It's a fun tradition that gets the whole family involved.In my home we have a huge Christmas Village. There are 15 houses/buildings, 2 ponds with skaters, 2 bridges, a train, a nativity scene, and 1 lamb. The tradition is that someone hides the lamb in the village, and everyone else tries to find it amongst all the distractions. It helps us remember the reason we celebrate Christmas. A Christmas gift for YOU and your teen?This Christmas, I want to invite you to give yourself a powerful Christmas gift! You will also give this gift to your teen, but I promise, you will benefit the most from it.This gift has two daily exercises.Exercise #1: For the next 7 days, spend a few minutes throughout the day looking for evidence that you are a great parent. Identify things that you think you are doing well. Identify things that you like about yourself. Remember to look for them throughout the day. Then in the evening, write down a list of 10 things that you found that support the idea that you ARE a great parent. Repeat this exercise every day for the next 7 days. Exercise #2: For the next 7 days, spend a few minutes throughout the day looking for evidence that your teenager IS doing their best. Identify things that you think they are doing well. Identify things that you like about them. Remember to look for them throughout the day. Then in the evening, write down a list of 10 things that you found that support the idea that your teenager IS doing their best. Repeat this exercise every day for the next 7 days. You find what you are looking for/You are where your focus is!What you look for you will find. We've been conditioned to find the negative. Let's change that. Let's look for the positive. This will change how you feel towards yourself!This will change how you feel towards your teen. How you feel towards your teen is a reflection/projection of how you feel about yourself. This truly is the best gift you can give yourself this Christmas. Call to ACTION!Join my group coaching program if you'd like to dive deeper into gratitude and goals during the month of November. I promise that this will help you become the parent of your dreams. The Doors Are Open! Become a Member of Parenting with Perspective!Do you want to become confident in your parenting?Are you ready to stop power struggling with your teenager?Do you just want help and support from other parents just like you?Are you ready to build a rock-solid relationship with your teen?You can achieve all of this and more by becoming a member of Parenting with Perspective!As a member, you'll get:

Dealing with cancer is tough enough but load a global pandemic on top of that and many of us are left weary, worried, and waiting for things to change. Each Christmas we celebrate the birth of Jesus and hear Isaiah's call to sing a new song and overflow with praise, but this year we'd be forgiven for wondering if this message is still relevant. Isn't it a message for when life is easier and more rainbows and butterflies than masks and lockdowns? Listen as we dive into how this call to sing a new song is actually more relevant now than ever and how we can turn our weariness, worry, and waiting into worship and wonder, bringing light to our darkness and hope when it's hopeless. Download your TRUST Prayer Bookmark to pray along with us Follow me on social media INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK Grab some of the FREE RESOURCES I offer and join my email family. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chemochairprayers/message

What if you looked at wellness differently? What goes around comes around. You set the traditions; the habits that fuel your every day. This is your day to see all the possibilities. It's like unboxing the ornaments, untangling the lights, and fluffing the stockings. Desire to be supported and encourage by other like-minded women? Join us at Women of IMPACT. http://bit.ly/WomenofIMPACT Your wellness is based on traditions passed down throughout your family. Experiences have shaped your tastebuds. Lifestyle has dictated your schedule. Beliefs have formed your expectations. So what do you treasure most during the Christmas season? I can think of so many different things that light up my heart. Each Christmas tree has a story based on where the tree became a part of our lives. We've moved so many times, trees tell stories. Surely, you can't leave out the Christmas wreaths. Oh, how many doors they have hung upon over the years. Then, the ornaments share the good news of what each child brought to us throughout the years. Stars from Christmas pageants, snowmen from classrooms, the nativity from lightbulbs. You'll have to ask my oldest about that project. But believe it or not, we still have that and the bulbs aren't broken. Christmas is built on stories shared over the years based on one belief; the birth of Jesus Christ. Within those beliefs are traditions created to remember this important time in our history. When you look at your wellness journey, it too is built on stories shared over the years. You were raised a certain way with influences as to your activities, eating habits, and the people around you helped to create an environment that set you on your wellness journey. For some, those are awesome traditions. Ones you want to keep for a lifetime. For others, the traditions of health are not real good ones. The traditions become more of a burden. Where are you in your traditions for your wellness? What belief do you carry that sustains goodness or attracts badness? You have the opportunity to decorate your life the way you know you need to. Give yourself the present of wellness every day. Decorate your life with hope! The K.I.S.S. ~ Decorate your life with hope! Earlier, I mentioned Christmas wreaths. Each one is so unique, decorated for a particular season on a specific door. Think of how there is no beginning and no end to a wreath. It just comes and goes, round and round. So does your wellness journey. It's a wreath with no beginning or end. You get to choose what you want on it; goodness or badness. It's a continuation; a journey of a belief shared throughout the years with morsels of sweat and good treats. It's the most wonderful time of the year! You get to choose what traditions you want; the habits that fuel your every day. So let's decorate your life with hope! What ornaments will brighten your days? What will give you a boost in your day? 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In this episode, we answer the question: Each Christmas my team puts together a group gift that they give to me along with a card. Each year, I write a nice card for each of them, but, I don't buy a gift because I don't make that kind of money! Worse, because there are a lot of them, even pitching in 5 or 10 dollars each adds up to a really nice gift. Am I doing the right thing? Should I be getting them a gift? This would almost double my Christmas budget! Don't forget to read along with us, we will be discussing Kim Scott's Radical Candor next week!

Thank you for tuning back into the Abyss Book Club! We are talking about the true crime book Iceman: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer by Philip Carlo. We will discuss the wild life of Richard Kuklinski from his account of his life as a hitman.    Synopsis from Amazon: "Philip Carlo's The Ice Man spent over six weeks on the New York Times Bestseller List. Top Mob Hitman. Devoted Family Man. Doting Father. For thirty years, Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski led a shocking double life, becoming the most notorious professional assassin in American history while happily hosting neighborhood barbecues in suburban New Jersey.   Richard Kuklinski was Sammy the Bull Gravano's partner in the killing of Paul Castellano, then head of the Gambino crime family, at Sparks Steakhouse. Mob boss John Gotti hired him to torture and kill the neighbor who accidentally ran over his child. For an additional price, Kuklinski would make his victims suffer; he conducted this sadistic business with coldhearted intensity and shocking efficiency, never disappointing his customers. By his own estimate, he killed over two hundred men, taking enormous pride in his variety and ferocity of technique.   This trail of murder lasted over thirty years and took Kuklinski all over America and to the far corners of the earth, Brazil, Africa, and Europe. Along the way, he married, had three children, and put them through Catholic school. His daughter's medical condition meant regular stays in children's hospitals, where Kuklinski was remembered, not as a gangster, but as an affectionate father, extremely kind to children. Each Christmas found the Kuklinski home festooned in colorful lights; each summer was a succession of block parties. His family never suspected a thing."   Visit theabysspod.com for pictures and links to more information   On September 4th we will be discussing the book Find Her by Lisa Gardner so be sure to read up!      

On this episode, we talk with Executive Board Members, Lindsay Panyko (Secretary) and Paul Dirkes (Vice President) of the Santa Cops of Larimer County.  Santa Cops is a non-profit organization consisting of representatives from Fort Collins Police Services, Loveland Police Department, Larimer County Sheriff's Office, Colorado State Patrol, Timnath Police Department, Alternative Sentencing Department, the District Attorney's Office and Colorado State University Police.  Santa Cops of Larimer County works to provide toys and other gifts for children in need within Larimer County to enhance a relationship and allow children to experience law enforcement officers as caring people who are willing to provide positive support within our communities for Christmas and throughout the year. Each Christmas season, involved officers personally delivery presents to the children of the families in Larimer County that are eligible and apply for their program.  For more information about Santa Cops of Larimer County, please visit: https://santacopslarimercounty.org/ (https://santacopslarimercounty.org/) https://www.instagram.com/santacopsoflarimercounty/ (https://www.instagram.com/santacopsoflarimercounty/) https://www.facebook.com/SantaCopsLC/ (https://www.facebook.com/SantaCopsLC/) Monetary donations can be sent to: Santa Cops of Larimer County P.O. Box 270693 Fort Collins, CO 80527-0693 Support this podcast

Each Christmas, Santa delivers Raggedy Ann and Barbie dolls to homes across the world. Little girls play mommy to robot babies that cry, eat and wet themselves. For many adults, it’s a recipe for the creeptastic heebie-jeebies. Thanks to Hollywood horror movies, we know those blank-faced baby dolls can turn into haunted and homicidal toys at any moment. Natalee explores the psychological foundations for why their level of resemblance to real children is uncanny and unsettling to our brains. Miranda tells the original story behind the Annabelle doll made famous in several horror films. Pull up a tea party chair and get ready for some googly-eyed insight into the oldest toy of all time. Website and blog: lightthefright.com

Each Christmas season we are told to expect the “best time of the year.” But there are a few things that can quickly undermine that. As we kick off our Christmas series, let’s see what this season truly brings. Maybe we will find something more perfect than we could have imagined.

Each Christmas, Martinez and his band perform a concert to benefit a non-profit group. The proceeds from this year's concert will go to the Autism Family Network.

Each Christmas, Martinez and his band perform a concert to benefit a non-profit group. The proceeds from this year's concert will go to the Autism Family Network.

Last week was one of turmoil in my garden.    We decided to put new windows and siding on the house.   Then we decided to enjoy the ravages of a hail storm  which dumped ping pong ball sized hail on the garden for about five minutes - the entire storm lasted 30 minutes.   I always remind new gardeners that we never garden alone. We’re always gardening and partnership with Mother Nature and in this partnership, Mother Nature always has her way. Sometimes we may feel like we win, but I kind of think it’s like the first time you play Go Fish or some other game with your child, they just THINK they won.   In any case, I am using this as an opportunity to address some crowding in my garden beds. In some places everything is just gone and I suppose I could see it as  an early start on fall cleanup.   The one thing I’m grateful for is the replacement of this large 14 x 20‘ Arbor on the side of our house. I had started growing a number of lines on it over the years and then settled on golden hops when I was going through my hops phase.   Over the past few years I’ve decided I’m not a fan of hops. The vines are aggressive and sticky and the sap can be irritating to the skin. And I wasn’t a huge fan of the color.    My student gardeners will help me cover the area with some landscape fabric to make sure it does not come back and then I’m thinking climbing hydrangea would be lovely.         Brevities   #OTD   Today is the birthday of Karl Franz Anton Ritter von Schreibers.     Schreibers was an Austrian naturalist and a botanist. In 1806, Schreibers became the director of the Vienna Natural History Museum. He was a good botanist and ecologist, but his heart belong to minerals and meteorites.   Schreibers made Leopold Trattinick curator of the museum herbarium which was founded in 1807. The Austrian Empire had a thing for plants and horticulture. So expeditions were sent to collect new materials including minerals for the museum.   Many famous botanists were involved with these expeditions including Carl Phillip Von Martinus.   In 1848, during the revolution, the museum caught on fire. The protesters not only destroyed the library Schreibers had carefully built up, they destroyed Schreibers home - his living quarters or right inside the museum. It broke Schreibers heart. He retired and died four years later.         #OTD  Happy birthday to Elias Magnus Friesz who is born on this day in 1794 in Sweden.   The area where Friesz grew up, was rich in fungi and his father was a self-taught botanist. Put the two together, and it’s no wonder Friesz developed a lifelong interest in mycology.   In fact, Friesz developed the first system that was used to classify fungi; so we remember him for that.   There’s a wonderful picture of Elias as an octogenarian. He looks like he could’ve been Dumbledore’s best friend.   He was a happy botanist and he worked tirelessly until the day he died in February 1878.       #OTD   Happy birthday to John Torrey who is born on this day in 1796. Torreywas the first American botanist to study the flora of New York State. The area Torrey botanized included what is now Greenwich Village, the area of the Elgin botanic garden which is now Rockefeller Center, and Bloomingdale which is now the upper side west side of Manhattan, as well as Hoboken New Jersey. Torrey's Calendarian was a phenological record where he documented the plants he observed - recording the species, location, and date of first bloom.     Farmers often kept similar records to track planting seasons and growing cycles.   Thomas Jefferson did the same thing in a book he called The Calendar.   The New York botanic garden has digitized this manuscript so you can check it out when you get a chance.    And, if you live in Colorado, it might interest you to know that Torrey's peak in Colorado is named for John Torrey.         #OTD It's the birthday of the illustrator Walter Crane, born in Liverpool #OnThisDay in 1845. Gardeners appreciate Crane thanks to one of his most stunning works - a book called "A Floral Fantasy in an Old English Garden" which was published in 1899.  Crane's book was intended to be a children's book - but for gardeners it is really something of a graphic novel telling the storyof the hidden life and society of flowers.   The flowers are personified. For example, the Dandelion is portrayed as a bold knight - his shield is made of a large dandelion blossom. And, the Foxgloves are a happy group; comprised of cousins and brothers and sisters.  The book continues to appeal thanks to Crane's beautiful artwork and the allure of the enchanted realm he created; complete with Fairies, the Four Seasons, Old Man Time, knights, and other creatures.  There are 46 illustrations in this little book.  Original copies of this rare book sell for over $1,000. You can view the entire book for FREE using this link in today's show notes.       #OTD  Today, we remember Geoff Hamilton who was born on this day in 1936.    Hamilton was a presenter of the BBC’s Gardener's Worldin the 1980s and 1990s he was also a gardener himself.   Hamilton had a twin brother and as a young kid he became interested in horticulture by working in his family’s garden. One of his first jobs was helping out at a local nursery down the road from his house.   He became the editor forPractical Gardening Magazineand then he moved into television. He was the longest serving presenter on a Gardener's World.   In his Wikipedia entry, it says that many in the garden world were puzzled by the fact that Hamilton never received any recognition from the Royal Horticultural Society for his work.   Hamilton‘s personal garden at Barnsdale consists of 38 themed gardens over 8 acres and it remains open to the public. It is run by his son who also gardens and is a writer.       Unearthed Words   As I listened from a beach-chair in the shade To all the noises that my garden made,  It seemed to me only proper that words Should be withheld from vegetables and birds. A robin with no Christian name ran through The Robin-Anthem which was all it knew,  And rustling flowers for some third party waited To say which pairs, if any, should get mated. Not one of them was capable of lying,  There was not one which knew that it was dying Or could have with a rhythm or a rhyme Assumed responsibility for time. Let them leave language to their lonely betters Who count some days and long for certain letters;  We, too, make noises when we laugh or weep:  Words are for those with promises to keep.    by W.H. Auden - Their Lonely Betters       Today's book recommendation: The Gardens of Emily Dickinson by Judith Farr Farr's book helps us understand the poets relationship with specific flowers.   It also helps us understand some of the floral symbolism that Dickinson uses in her poems which Dickinson herself called "Blossoms of the Brain". Without this information, they can be difficult to understand.   Gardening was a huge part of Dickinson‘s life.   Jasmine was on her list of favorite flowers. It was third, next to dearest Daphne, and except for wildflowers, which Dickinson considered dearest of all.       Today's Garden Chore Plant Pickerel Weed. If you have a pond, or need a water plant for a trough or such on your property, consider planting Pickerel Weed.   The foliage looks great and it blossoms for six months depending on where you live. In winter, it dies back completely.   Think of Pickerel Weed like a mint; if you don’t want it to spread, grow it in containers and place the pots at the water’s edge.   Pickerelweed is a hit with butterflies and other pollinators because of it lovely purple blossom. It grows well in Zones 3-10.       Something Sweet  Reviving the little botanic spark in your heart   Today is the day that the botanist Sylvia Edlund was born in Pittsburgh.   She earned a PhD in botany from the University of Chicago   Edlund was sickly as a child. She was often confined to her bed. She said that she took up botany because she thought she shouldn’t study study anything she’d have to chase   She worked for the United Nations assembling an inventory of plants and animals in the far north. She worked for the geological survey of Canada for 20 years but was forced to retire in 1994 after an inflamed appendix went undiagnosed and ended up affecting her short term memory.   Edlund died in British Columbia in 2014 at the age of 69. Her colleague, Fenja Brodo, wrote a tribute to her in The Ottawa Citizenthat was especially touching. She wrote,   "It was not easy for her being the lone botanist, and a female at that, working in a predominantly male environment. Sylvia met the challenge and became an internationally recognized leader in plant distribution patterns in the Arctic. She showed that ground ice melt was the water source for the unexpectedly lush green valleys in parts of the High Arctic and demonstrated how climate, substrate, and geomorphic processes influence what can grow where.    Sylvia was always an artist, with pen, paints and fabrics. She wrote and illustrated (water colours) a booklet on Common Arctic Wildflowers of the Northwest Territories for schoolchildren of the north.   Each Christmas, she made another set of delightful felt animal ornaments, which she presented to friends. (For two years, her creations adorned the tree at the Canadian Museum of Nature.)"     Thanks for listening to the daily gardener, and remember: "For a happy, healthy life, garden every day."

Stephanie Galindo is a Drag King, and she likes to pack her pants with a sizable bulge when she is on stage as her alter ego Charles Galin. Stephanie named Charles in honor of Charlie Chaplin, whom she credits with saving her life. Each Christmas, on the anniversary of Chaplin's death, Galindo dresses up as Charlie Chaplin, heads into Hollywood, puts a flower on his star, and says, "Thank you." Hear all about Stephanie's drag life and why it is so important to tip your Kings! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/beautiful-hollywood/support

Each Christmas we give and receive gifts. Many don't realize God also gave us a personalized gift. Join us this Sunday at CrossWinds Church in Spencer as we discover our gift, why God gave it, and the benefit that comes from using it.

On this week’s show, it’s Boxing Day! We hope you’re having a great Christmas, wherever you are. Each Christmas we release an extended interview and for this year’s Christmas Special, Martin talked to the one and only Big Pink Dress aka Colin Burgin-Plews.

Episode 677 (19:17) In this episode: Story of Fr. Joseph Mohr; Silent Night 200 year anniversary; The “Truce of 1914”, We all have struggles to have peace; Christ came to heal and save us; Each Christmas we notice who is missing or what suffering we have; Symbols of the season that help us; The sacrifices we make for love’s sake; Our special Christmas trees; Sacred music helps us find peace; Song: “Silent Night” Related Web Sites:  My Website Podcast Page All Previous Episodes

Each Christmas we give and receive gifts. Many don't realize God also gave us a personalized gift. Join us as we discover our gift, why God gave it, and the benefit that comes from using it.

Many Mississippi families raised hogs for food and would cure the meat in a small shed called a smoke house. In this episode, Natchez native Charles Wright explains how neighbors would help each other out during hog-killing time. Among the many pork products, Wright’s family would make with the meat from their hogs, was hogshead cheese. Hogshead Cheese is a cold cut meat product that originated in Europe during the Middle Ages. He remembers how his family would prepare Hogshead Cheese as a Christmas treat. Each Christmas, Wright’s family would gather at his great aunt’s house in Bude. He recalls the wide variety of wild game, fish and home-brewed beverages everyone would bring. When Wright’s family assembled for the holidays, there was always an abundance of love. He gets emotional thinking back on those days when they could all gather together. PHOTO: Bude, MS, depot. http://www.thetracksidephotographer.com               

CEO of T'lish Dressings & Marinades talks about the making of a groundbreaking brand, obstacles along the way and advice for anyone looking to enter the food industry. Web: http://www.tlish.com/ Follow: @tlishdressings About the brand: In January of 2006, my family and I moved to Birmingham, Alabama. My husband, Big Rush, bought a real estate business at the height of the market. For the next few years, I spent my time raising my boys and getting adjusted to a new city. Each Christmas, I would make dozens of mason jars filled with my signature dressing and marinade. Neighbors and friends went nuts over the secret sauce and began asking me to make it for them throughout the year. In December of 2009, times were tough, the real estate market looked as if it would never come back. My neighbor, John Gee (Johnny G to me), suggested I start selling my stuff at the Pants Store. Sounds strange, I know, but his store is the spot where everyone in our area goes to buy the latest styles for their entire family. Bottles of the dressing started selling and word was spreading. In December of 2010, I sold over 1,700 jars. Hmmm, maybe I was onto something! Three months later, the Western Supermarket called and asked if I would consider selling T.Lish Sweet Garlic Vinaigrette in their stores. After a lot of hard work and determination, T.Lish Vinaigrette launched onto grocery's shelves, December 10, 2011. Within 10 days, my first batch was sold and it was time to reorder. This happened again within two weeks. It was apparent that my dream was becoming a reality. I am committed to making healthy food taste even better. With that commitment, my hope is to create a line of all natural and extremely versatile dressings, marinades and sauces. About the show: ► Visit http://www.swap.com and use Promo Code: ASHDAILY40 for 40% off! ►Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ►SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ►Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ►Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ►Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ►Daily Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ►Newsletter: http://ashsaidit.us11.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863c8&id=a6f43cd472 ►SWAP Commercial Music Courtesy of http://www.BenSound.com #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit®

CEO of T'lish Dressings & Marinades talks about the making of a groundbreaking brand, obstacles along the way and advice for anyone looking to enter the food industry. Web: http://www.tlish.com/ Follow: @tlishdressings About the brand: In January of 2006, my family and I moved to Birmingham, Alabama. My husband, Big Rush, bought a real estate business at the height of the market. For the next few years, I spent my time raising my boys and getting adjusted to a new city. Each Christmas, I would make dozens of mason jars filled with my signature dressing and marinade. Neighbors and friends went nuts over the secret sauce and began asking me to make it for them throughout the year. In December of 2009, times were tough, the real estate market looked as if it would never come back. My neighbor, John Gee (Johnny G to me), suggested I start selling my stuff at the Pants Store. Sounds strange, I know, but his store is the spot where everyone in our area goes to buy the latest styles for their entire family. Bottles of the dressing started selling and word was spreading. In December of 2010, I sold over 1,700 jars. Hmmm, maybe I was onto something! Three months later, the Western Supermarket called and asked if I would consider selling T.Lish Sweet Garlic Vinaigrette in their stores. After a lot of hard work and determination, T.Lish Vinaigrette launched onto grocery's shelves, December 10, 2011. Within 10 days, my first batch was sold and it was time to reorder. This happened again within two weeks. It was apparent that my dream was becoming a reality. I am committed to making healthy food taste even better. With that commitment, my hope is to create a line of all natural and extremely versatile dressings, marinades and sauces. About the show: ► Visit http://www.swap.com and use Promo Code: ASHDAILY40 for 40% off! ►Website: http://www.ashsaidit.com ►SUBSCRIBE HERE: http://www.youtube.com/c/AshSaidItSuwanee ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/1loveash ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashsaidit ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/1loveAsh ►Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AshSaidItMedia ►Blog: http://www.ashsaidit.com/blog ►Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/1LoveAsh/ ►Daily Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ash-said-it/id1144197789 ►Newsletter: http://ashsaidit.us11.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=2a2ca3b799467f125b53863c8&id=a6f43cd472 ►SWAP Commercial Music Courtesy of http://www.BenSound.com #ashsaidit #ashsaidthat #ashblogsit #ashsaidit®

Why would a novice composer choose such a treacherous path? Why create a new arrangement of one of the most popular and beloved German Christmas carols dating back to the 1600s? Here's why. It began in the 1960s, when I was a boy chorister with the Christ Church Cathedral choir in Vancouver. Each Christmas we would sing the English version of “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” – “Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming” – and I instantly fell in love with the piece. This classic, timeless arrangement by Michael Praetorius (1571-1621) is perfection personified. He took some of the most beautiful religious poetry ever written (Mary's birth to Jesus symbolized through the blooming of a floweret on a rose), and he presented it in the simplest of ways, with a melody that repeats itself three times each verse. But with a small twist. In the middle of each verse, there is a line where the altos sing a little 3-note rising figure that takes them (for a magical moment) above the sopranos! It is without doubt one of the most brilliant strokes of genius in all of music, and a passage that every year brings smiles to the faces of altos around the world at Christmas time. I've had a longing to sing this piece for many moons now. And so, when Pierre Massie, the director of our Stairwell Carollers, announced that our 40th anniversary Christmas season was going to be an all Canadian program, I knew what I had to do. If I was going to sing “Es ist ein Ros entsprungen” come Xmas 2017, I'd have to compose my own arrangement! Read more HERE David Rain (tenor)

52 Lives was founded by Jaime Thurston, a writer who lives in Berkshire. At the time of this recording, 52 Lives was on life 149. Life 149? Every week, this charity helps a worthy someone, hence “life” or week 149. Each Christmas they help about 200 children. 100% of what people give goes to the…

52 Lives was founded by Jaime Thurston, a writer who lives in Berkshire. At the time of this recording, 52 Lives was on life 149. Life 149? Every week, this charity helps a worthy someone, hence “life” or week 149. Each Christmas they help about 200 children. 100% of what people give goes to the…

Each Christmas season brings us opportunities to share the story of God’s plan for this world that is made possible through the gift of Jesus Christ. Celebrating Jesus’ birth is a regular reminder of God’s love for all people in all the world. Amid...

Each Christmas season brings us opportunities to share the story of God’s plan for this world that is made possible through the gift of Jesus Christ. Celebrating Jesus’ birth is a regular reminder of God’s love for all people in all the world. Amid...

Each Christmas, several members of the community share what Christmas and "A Course in Miracles" means to them. This year 7 individuals shared about everything from trying to replant their Christmas tree to the miraculous healing of family relationships.This is my contribution to the service! (5 min.)