Podcasts about Holy Night

Show Notes 0:00: With a LOT of Winter anime shows to discuss, Justin and Helen delve right into the news of the past few weeks, starting with…something weird! But also something very bad, as a manga based off a light novel series has been suspended because the artist decided to plagiarize, and it was egregious enough that the editorial department had to put out a statement about it. 2:32: Aniplex and Crunchyroll’s new anime production venture, HAYATE Inc, has acquired studio Lay-duce; Kageki Shojo!! author Kumiko Saiki was injured at a music festival she went to a few weeks ago, and we’re all hoping she’s ok, as the injuries could be serious (diagnosed with a sprained neck, getting a CT scan to check if her brain is bleeding) 7:09: George Morikawa will be on break due to his hospitalization a few weeks ago, so no Hajime no Ippo for a while; Tawawa on Monday will be on a two-month break and see a return to Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine May 25. 7:51: The two hosts discuss the passing of manga creator Rakko due to heart failure, and the circumstances as well. Licenses 9:51: Yen Press has launched a new imprint: Avocado House! (Both hosts wonder how they came up with it). Appears they’ll be having strictly international novels for this imprint (to give them options + have a clear delineation from Yen On), and they’ve launched with the following works: Keigo Higashino's Laplace’s Witch Yūki Shasendō's Sickness unto Love Gyatei Murasaki's 1,000 Words Left to Live Aya Saitō's The Curse Called Mother, the Prison Called Daughter Haeyeon Jeong's The Place of the Flamingo Yen Press also had some announcements at their Sakuracon panel: Ryoko Kui’s The Dragon School Is Atop the Mountain Natsuki Takaya’s In Such a Small World Neruko Nichinichi’s Non and Akari Futa Kimura’s Fate Rewinder: All Great Feats Require Time Hikaru Sakurai, Tsuta Suzuki, & TYPE-MOON’s Fate/Prototype: Fragments of Sky Silver 21g & Tegekiken’s Elden Ring: Become Lord Mio Tatsumoto’s Meiji-Era Master-and-Servant Tungsten Pieta’s How to Keep a Human 14:18: After their April Fools’ Wonderful Wednesday event, Seven Seas made official announcements this time: Yoichi Sayonaka & Ryuta Yanagi's Gear × Magic: Reincarnated as an Engineer, I’ll Save the Villainous Princess (Airship) Ryūto & Heiro's The Faceless Mercenary Wants to Settle Down: Homestead at the Edge of the Galaxy (Airship, digital only) Yū Omiya, Yōhei Kazawa, & Ale's My Girlfriend Cheated on Me, and Now My Flirty Underclassman Won't Leave Me Alone manga Indosō, Yasuumi's Building a Monster Girl Harem with Forbidden Science (Ghost Ship) Yog Akase's Nono’s Phantom Shop 15:34: Dark Horse took the time to have a manga licensing event themselves, and here’s what they’ll be releasing this year: Rin Suzukawa’s Asobi Asobase Kenji Tsuruta’s Forget-me-not  Kouji Mori’s Suicide Island  Hiromasa Okujima’s Babanba Banban Vampire 17:00: A few more Manga Mavericks titles will be arriving this year; Alien Books will also have a couple titles coming this Fall season; We’ll have an audiobook version of The Apothecary Diaries sometime this year, but will it involve the English voice of Maomao? We shall soon see! 21:31: And finally, while not quite licenses, the two hosts talk about the now updated Bookwalker service, which both (especially Helen) tested as this episode was recording. She found some concerns. Justin also had concerns, but he had them before the podcast episode though! Streaming News 29:03: Not a bunch of streaming news this time, but the hosts had to note how awkward this streaming business can be see — see Ichijōma Mankitsu Gurashi!, which can be seen in a couple places…that also includes Rakuten VIKI. Rakuten VIKI? The drama service? Main Topic: Winter 2026 Final Impressions 31:54: Justin and Helen spend a bunch of time talking about what was ultimately a very strong Winter anime season. There were still lowlights (Roll Over and Die! [43:00] being one that needed a much better fate), but overall there was lots to be impressed by (Fate/Strange Fake, You and I Are Polar Opposites S1, Sentenced to be a Hero, Tamon’s B-Side to name a few). …Butttttt Journal with Witch (32:04) was clearly the best anime of the winter season. Did the hosts (especially Justin) do their best to make it seem like it wasn’t (1:42:12)? You can guess the answer is no! Weird News 1:58:20: There is joy in seeing a work you like get animated and then be either a massive success or moderately successful enough to get multiple sequels. But we live in a world where joy can be fleeting. And for Ascendance of a Bookworm and generative A.I. to be in the same sentence is not a fate you’d want to wish for most things! 2:05:58: Good ole’ mistranslation strikes again, as somehow a collaboration announcement involving Fate/Grand Order and Witch of the Holy Night…involves Madoka Magica? Thanks Grok! 2:07:07: Justin and Helen discuss Netflix, after repeated memes and coordinated attacks on all of their socials by JoJo fans, finally revealed a schedule for Steel Ball Run, which should slow things down…(probably not!); it was actually discussed in the Winter Final impressions section, but Justin had to also shout it here — if you call yourself a final season, that means final! Not an extra arc announced since it basically means it’s not a final season! 2:10:16: Generally speaking, for a franchise to get their work concluded in anime form is very special, so congratulations to the Date A Live franchise as it seems like the next anime project will presumably wrap the series up. But it’s now going to go onto its fifth studio in Fugaku, which is a lot of effort to get this series completed in anime form! 2:12:15: There’s a plan the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has involving anime, manga, and games and how the overseas market will play a role in it — both hosts say good luck; a surprising error occurred on the Japanese digital side that stated DANDADAN would go on break for a month, but the editor announced it was a misprint. 2:13:55: Cute things are happening, and they involved Sailor Moon! First with Artemis II (yes, the one that just went into space) and Sailor Moon’s Artemis being spotted at the CAPCOM desk in Mission Control, and then with Hunter x Hunter creator Yoshihiro Togashi and Naoko Takeuchi combining for a drawing, which also has Artemis and also Kurapika and Sailor Mars in one image. If there’s anything you’d like to share, please feel free to reach out to us on Twitter (@TheOASG) or comment below with your thoughts! 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Catholic homilies and Mass readings from St. Anne Roman Catholic Parish in Gilbert, Arizona

Fr. Patrick preached this homily on April 4, 2026. The readings are from Genesis 1:1—2:2, Genesis 22:1-18, Exodus 14:15—15:1, Isaiah 54:5-14, Isaiah 55:1-11, Baruch 3:9-15, 32—4:4, Ezekiel 36:16-17a, 18-28, Psalm 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12-14, 24, 35, Psalm 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11, Psalm 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, Psalm 42:3, 5; 43:3-4, Psalm 51:12-13, 14-15, 18-19, Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23, Romans 6:3-11 and Luke 24:1-12 (Holy Saturday – Easter Vigil in the Holy Night). Connect with us! Website: https://slakingthirsts.com/ YouTube: www.youtube.com/@SlakingThirsts

Homily for Holy Saturday At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter by Fr. Stephen Hamilton.Reading I Gn 1:1—2:2Responsorial Psalm Ps 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12, 13-14, 24, 35Reading II Gn 22:1-18Responsorial Psalm Ps 16:5, 8, 9-10, 11Reading III Ex 14:15—15:1Responsorial Psalm Ex 15:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 17-18Reading IV Is 54:5-14Responsorial PsalmPs 30:2, 4, 5-6, 11-12, 13Reading V Is 55:1-11Responsorial Psalm Is 12:2-3, 4, 5-6Reading VI Bar 3:9-15, 32--4:4Responsorial Psalm Ps 19:8, 9, 10, 11Reading VII Ez 36:16-17a, 18-28Responsorial Psalm Ps 42:3, 5; 43:3, 4Epistle Rom 6:3-11Responsorial Psalm Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23Gospel Mark 16:1-7

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Gospel Matthe 28:1-10 After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men. Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee; there you will see him.' Behold, I have told you.” Then they went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce this to his disciples. And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them. They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage. Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.” Reflection The reaction of the angel is very interesting. Can you imagine walking to a place where you thought the person was still there? You knew he was dead, and you encounter a figure, a beautiful young man who simply says, He's not here, He's risen. And yet they were told that would happen. And so they were totally amazed. And the response is so interesting coming from the angel, why are you amazed? Did you not believe it? Did you not understand Jesus? And of course, that is the point. They did not understand Jesus' teaching. They didn't fathom the fullness of what he would be until those many days, those beautiful 40 days after he rose and taught them, awakened them to the mystery of the God that wants to live within them. Closing Prayer Father, your promise to be with us, to be in us, to be for us, to forgive us. All these things are still struggles for us to be able to fully fathom what they are. Bless us with the kind of wisdom, the longing that Eve had at the very beginning of the human races relationship with God. She longed for wisdom. That's what we still need, the wisdom of the Holy Spirit. And we asked this in Jesus' name, Amen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter (A)

Full Text of Readings Holy Saturday At the Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter Lectionary: 41 The Saint of the day is Saint Isidore of Seville Saint Isidore of Seville's Story The 76 years of Isidore's life were a time of conflict and growth for the Church in Spain. The Visigoths had invaded the land a century and a half earlier, and shortly before Isidore's birth they set up their own capital. They were Arians—Christians who said Christ was not God. Thus, Spain was split in two: One people (Catholic Romans) struggled with another (Arian Goths). Saint Isidore of Seville reunited Spain, making it a center of culture and learning. The country served as a teacher and guide for other European countries whose culture was also threatened by barbarian invaders. Born in Cartagena of a family that included three other sibling saints—Leander, Fulgentius and Florentina—Saint Isidore of Seville was educated by his elder brother, whom he succeeded as bishop of Seville. An amazingly learned man, he was sometimes called “The Schoolmaster of the Middle Ages” because the encyclopedia he wrote was used as a textbook for nine centuries. He required seminaries to be built in every diocese, wrote a Rule for religious orders, and founded schools that taught every branch of learning. Isidore wrote numerous books, including a dictionary, an encyclopedia, a history of Goths, and a history of the world—beginning with creation! He completed the Mozarabic liturgy, which is still in use in Toledo, Spain. For all these reasons, Isidore has been suggested as patron of the Internet. Several others—including Anthony of Padua—also have been suggested. Saint Isidore of Seville continued his austerities even as he approached age 80. During the last six months of his life, he increased his charities so much that his house was crowded from morning till night with the poor of the countryside. Reflection Our society can well use Isidore's spirit of combining learning and holiness. Loving, understanding and knowledge can heal and bring a broken people back together. We are not barbarians like the invaders of Isidore's Spain. But people who are swamped by riches and overwhelmed by scientific and technological advances can lose much of their understanding love for one another.Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

046.ยามราตรี ศรีหรรษา(Silent Night! Holy Night!) by คริสตจักรตรัง

On this episode of The Best Thing We Watched This Week, Ruben and Chris discuss the new Peacock series The 'Burbs, the South Korean action film Holy Night: Demon Hunters, the anime Scarlet, plus Whistle, Dracula, Send Help, The Housemaid, and more! What's the best thing you watched this week?

A Sunday morning sermon by Pastor Brett Deal.Time is a funny thing. Think about it. There are times minutes feel like months, and seconds unending seasons of waiting. Then, there are sparkling decades which rush by in a blink of an eye. When our kids were little, the constant refrain we heard was “Don't blink, before you know it…” You know the rest. Friend, I blinked. When my eyes opened, our newborns were all teenagers!Tonight is Christmas Eve. It's been one short trip around the sun since our last candlelit service, singing our Advent songs. It's also been two millennia since Jesus was born to a virgin and placed gently in a manger (Luke 2.7). For two thousand years we've celebrated that Christ has come, born among us, bringing salvation into our world (John 3.17). Our present is anchored in this past tense fulfillment! But now, consider what it must have been like for those eagerly awaiting the first Advent! Let's not take for granted how blessed we are to have seen and heard this good news (Matthew 13.16)! “For truly,” when we stop and think about it, many prophets and righteous people longed to see and hear what we have seen and heard (Matthew 13.17).Day after day, century after century, they waited for the Messiah to arrive. They set their hope on the prophetic word the Holy Spirit was speaking into their lives. They believed for what they did not see, trusting the faithfulness of God. And then, in Bethlehem, all of a sudden—long-awaited—Christ was born. Are we surprised a weary world rejoiced with this thrill of hope?!Friend, we gather this Holy Night, placing ourselves with the prophets of old, expectant for the first Advent (1 Peter 1.10-12). And with a thrill of hope in His first Advent we wait all the more expectantly for His return! Indeed, His second Advent might be today! So come rejoicing for "His law is love and His gospel is peace." Let's take the time, while there is still time before us, and "let all within us praise His holy name!"Merry Christmas!

Christmas Eve Service

Stille Nacht (Silent Night) was composed over two centuries ago as a collaboration between a priest and a school teacher. The history of this popular Christmas song on this episode of Catholic History Trek.

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Fr Greg shares the joy of the Holy Night from Luke 2:9-11.Download the service Bulletin here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZFXgrCVDyKGBMI8ECqUQQNiCL16m30hi

We are shaking things up in 2026--Make sure to JOIN US for ALL the content coming - https://join.unrefinedpodcast.comEvery December, it feels like the internet dusts off the same “Christmas is pagan” memes and lobs them into everyone's feeds, and honestly… I'm over it. In this conversation, I sit down with Lindsy and our guest co-navigator Jennifer to ask where these claims actually came from and whether they hold up to real history. We talk about early church evidence for celebrating Jesus' birth in December, why conception dates mattered in the ancient world, and how sacred time belongs to God—not Saturn, Mithras, or Yuletide spirits. We also unravel Alexander Hislop's The Two Babylons, Nimrod conspiracies, green man imagery, and the fear that you might be “accidentally” worshiping other gods by putting up a tree. Along the way, we hit on mission, sacred space, and why intent matters more than internet paranoia. If you've ever wondered whether you're allowed to enjoy Christmas without guilt, this one's for you with Dr. Judd Burton.https://www.burtonbeyond.net/https://drjuddburton.com/https://join.unrefinedpodcast.com

Many historians believe that the first-ever radio broadcast of music and speech was heard by radio operators on US Navy and other ships in the Atlantic on Christmas Eve, 1906. Instead of the usual beeps and pulses to transmit codes, they listened to Reginald Fessenden play a violin solo of the Christmas carol, “O, Holy Night.” Fessenden closed his broadcast by echoing the angels’ praise: “Glory to God in the highest heaven!” (Luke 2:14). The listeners must have been startled by the evocative music and statement of praise over the birth of Jesus. The first people surprised by Jesus’ birth were the shepherds who’d been keeping to their usual business of watching their sheep at night. Then an angel appeared, shining with the glory of God and giving the shepherds a fright. The angel urged them not to be afraid and declared: “I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord” (vv. 10–11). The shepherds left their sheep to investigate the angel’s words and found the baby lying in a manger, just as they had been told (vv. 16, 20). The shepherds accepted this good news of great joy. May we too rejoice and share the wonders of Jesus’ birth and life.

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Friends of the Rosary,Today, Christmas Eve, the end of Advent, is a day of much joyous expectation, with families gathered in a Silent and Holy Night. It's the anticipation of the arrival of the Savior of the Human race, the Light of the World.The liturgy proclaims, "Today you shall know that the Lord shall come and tomorrow you shall see His glory."Throughout Advent, we have seen how the preparation for Jesus' coming was heralded by Isaiah, John the Baptist, and the Virgin Mother.The King of Kings, according to His human nature, was born at Bethlehem of the Virgin Mary and conceived of the Spirit of holiness.Since our first parents were cast forth from the earthly paradise, the gate of eternity was closed. The Redeemer alone opens this door and enters in. On Christmas Eve, we stand before the gate of paradise, as the Psalm 23 of the vigil states,Lift up your gates, O princes,Open wide, eternal gates,That the King of Glory may enter inWith a quiet mind, we devote ourselves to the great mystery of the Holy Night, with our prayer, the Christmas carols, and the tradition of the exchange of gifts, after the Christ-Child has been placed in the manger in Bethlehem.Then on Midnight Mass, we can concentrate on the Greatest Gift given to all: the love of Christ.Ave MariaCome, Holy Spirit, come!To Jesus through Mary!Here I am, Lord; I come to do your will.Please give us the grace to respond with joy!+ Mikel Amigot w/ María Blanca | RosaryNetwork.com, New YorkEnhance your faith with the new Holy Rosary University app:Apple iOS | New! Android Google Play• December 24, 2025, Today's Rosary on YouTube | Daily broadcast at 7:30 pm ET

This Christmas, let's pause to reflect on the mystery and wonder of the incarnation. God is not far off; He is Emmanuel—God with us. Do you know Him? The King of Kings did not enter the world in a grand palace or with royal fanfare but was instead laid in a feeding trough, surrounded by animals and overlooked by the world. God Himself stepped into human history, took on flesh, and bridged the gap between heaven and earth, bringing His presence into the ordinary and inviting us into a relationship with Him. Jesus' humble arrival in Bethlehem reminds us that God's greatest work often happens in the most unexpected places, and His presence transforms even the simplest moments into something sacred. Celebrate this Christmas season with the holiest of moments by inviting Jesus to be your Lord and Savior.  

Kristen Rickards sings Silent Night on Christmas EveMerry Christmas Everyone Jesus came into the world to save us!https://youtu.be/-4wEZeFry60

Die Begrüßung, die Schriftlesung, das Theaterstück der Kinder, und die Predigt unseres Heiligabendgottesdienstes in der Siegerlandhalle.

God sent His only Son because of His love for mankind. For our last message in this series, we explore the final theme of Advent: love.

Holy Night Series For All The People Part 2 Adam Hill

Karl Ihfe continues Broadway's Advent series "Holy Night" by examining joy through the lens of Luke 2 and the shepherds' encounter with the newborn Jesus. Using a clip from The Chosen to illustrate the scene, Karl distinguishes between surface-level happiness and the deeper contentedness that characterizes true joy. He points out that the first Advent joy came amid difficult circumstances - Mary and Joseph alone in a barn, shepherds who were social outcasts - yet joy was found in trusting God's faithfulness. Karl shares personal stories that illustrate joy in unexpected places, including his mother's battle with cancer where she held onto the truth "I don't know what the day holds, but I know who holds the day," and his son Gabe's 11-day stay in the NICU where they experienced profound joy even in a place no parent wants to be. He connects these experiences to Jesus' teaching in John 15 about remaining in God's love so that "my joy may be in you and your joy would be complete." Karl emphasizes that when certainty isn't possible, faithfulness is still on the table, and that joy comes from staying connected to God's love even through trials. He concludes by challenging the congregation to choose joy this holiday season - to be God's joyful people who engage the world with hope rather than despair, contentment rather than complaint, trusting that God is doing something bigger and inviting us to be part of it. https://bwaychurch.org  

Luke 2:10-12,14In Luke 2:1–12 and verse 14, the angel proclaims good news of great joy—the birth of a Savior. This joy is not dependent on circumstances, status, or season. It is heaven's response to God stepping into our world through Jesus, bringing hope where there was waiting and light where there was darkness.This joy is for all people. It reaches shepherds in the fields, families in their homes, and hearts longing for peace. The joy Jesus brings is deeper than happiness; it is the assurance that God is with us, that we are seen, loved, and invited into His redemption story.When Jesus is born, joy enters the world—and it still does today. His presence brings peace to troubled hearts, comfort to the weary, and praise to our lips. As we celebrate His birth, may we receive this joy afresh and carry it to everyone we encounter.

The sermon in this episode is a presentation narrated by a youth member of Lutheran Memorial Church, Charlie Hull. It is the story of the Christmas truce between young American and German soldiers during World War I. The Gospel reading is from Pastor Jeff Sorenson.

Luke 2:8-15A holy night in Bethlehem proved once and for all that nothing is impossible with God. Maybe you, too, are waiting… for an answer, a breakthrough, a door to open. Waiting can feel heavy, but it is never wasted when God is involved. He is working in ways we cannot yet see.  This week, take time to remember how God has come through for you before. Let those memories stir fresh hope and renewed courage. The same God who fulfilled His promise in Bethlehem is the God who walks with you today. And the promise of Jesus' return reminds us that our story is still unfolding with glory. Hold on to hope. Trust His timing. And keep your heart expectant—because with God, the impossible is never out of reach.

**Full Episodes Notes on Dalesangelsinc Blog** When I originally  prepared this episode I became aware of just how little I knew of the celebration of Christmas in other countries, and how many of those traditions I would love to incorporate into my own celebrations! Remember when I used to cook and post on the Gram!! In this revamped episode of my 12 Podcasts of Christmas series, I will endeavor to explore Christmas Celebrations in  other exotic locations such as Egypt, Greece, and India. Although the celebrations can vary by date the focus on joy and hope represented in the birth of Christ.   I talk about Christmas Shopaholic.   My mother could have been another Leontyne Price. She loved Oh, Holy Night. Leontyne Price vs My Mom Dale Baxter and Santa Savage Remix   “God bless you merry gentleman! May nothing you dismay!” Still caroling in my head and enjoying my favorite Christmas Music on Amazon Music. Seasonal Affective Disorder Is Treatable. If you are searching for help and direction in your struggles with depression and addiction Call 1-800-273-8255 Available 24 hours everyday   There is also an online chat feature https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/   And if Vodka is the problem, call  1-800-662-HELP (4357) for 24/7 help. Please reach out to find joy in this season!   So much to buy so little time!!   As well as to Far From Beale St. , my online bookstore,   to support me and other local booksellers. Writer's Block Coffee   Promo-Code: tnfroisreading      

Why does O Holy Night move us so deeply? In this Advent episode, Nicole Unice walks through the biblical and theological foundations of one of the most powerful Christmas hymns ever written. Originally penned as a poem and later set to music by a Jewish composer, O Holy Night captures the longing of a broken world and the radical hope of Christ’s arrival. Nicole traces the hymn’s themes—human helplessness, soul-deep worth, freedom for the captive, and the proper response of worship—back to Scripture, helping listeners slow down, reflect, and experience the Gospel anew during the Christmas season. Listeners will: Discover why Christmas hymns carry such emotional and spiritual power Learn how O Holy Night reflects the entire Gospel story Understand why Jesus enters human weakness instead of waiting for human effort Explore the meaning of “the soul felt its worth” in light of Scripture See how freedom in Christ is both personal and social Be invited to reflect on how the incarnation changes the way we live today Listener Reflection Questions Do I live like this is true—that my soul has worth? Do I live like this is true of others as well? What is one small step I could take this season to live as if this truth really matters? Nicole also invites listeners to personally sit with and reflect on this phrase from O Holy Night: “The soul felt its worth.” What would it look like to make this personal—“my soul felt its worth”?

A Song A Son A SaviorSong List· To Us a Child!· Hope of All the Earth   (Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus)· The Word to Dwell Among Us· He Is Born (A Song, A Son, A Savior)· Silent Night! Holy Night!· Sing Noel· Beauty and Majesty· Here I Am to Worship· How Great Our Joy! with Joy, Great Joy 

This world isn't exactly filled with joy. But God gave us joy and wants us to live a joyful life. Would you like to know the key to abide joyously? Find out this week, as we continue our Advent sermon series, Holy Night.

Jeremy Smith delivers an Advent sermon focusing on how we prepare for Christ's second coming by understanding his first arrival. Smith explains that the Biblical concept of peace (shalom) differs significantly from our modern understanding—it's not merely inner tranquility or absence of conflict, but rather wholeness, completeness, and right relationships as God intended. Using Exodus 22:3-4 and Isaiah 9:6-7, Smith illustrates how shalom means making things whole and right. When angels announced "peace on earth" to the shepherds in Luke 2, they were proclaiming that God's wholeness had entered our broken world. The shepherds' response—abandoning everything to see Jesus, then spreading the news with joy—demonstrated shalom in action. Smith concludes that Jesus himself is our peace, our shalom, who brings wholeness wherever he goes and will return to complete what he started. https://bwaychurch.org  

Holy Night Series Great Joy Adam Hill  

Nothing puts you in the Christmas spirit like the perfect holiday playlist. And by mid-November it's everywhere—your car, the grocery store, the gym…jail. It soundtracks every aspect of our lives. You can't escape it. And most of us don't want to. It gives us all the feels we've waited all year for. We come to associate these songs with our own stories, but what are their stories? Where did they come from? What do they mean? What makes them so relatable? This month, we're going to pull back the curtain on some of the most iconic Christmas carols, because behind each of these nostalgic tunes is an inspiring tale that points to the true purpose of Christmas. And through these stories, we'll learn to live better stories ourselves all year long, ones that hopefully look a lot more like Christ. Our title of this series is  LYRICAL

This episode is a recording of our recent women's circle gathering on Sacred Wintering and the Twelve Holy Nights, and it was truly beautiful—deep, grounded, accessible, and full of wisdom for the season we're entering.For centuries across European, Germanic, and Christian-mystic lineages, the Twelve Holy Nights have marked a threshold in time: the Year Between Years. These nights begin on December 25 and carry us through January 6, honoring the liminal space when the sun's return becomes visible and intuition feels naturally heightened.I invited Lisa Jara to teach with me, because she guides this practice every year with a devotion and clarity I deeply respect. Lisa and I first connected through a membership of intuitive and anti-capitalist entrepreneurs, and our friendship grew quickly through long WhatsApp voice notes about the people we serve, the work we love, and the ways cyclicality shapes our lives. I've practiced the Twelve Holy Nights on my own for the last two years—well, actually, with my husband and daughter and I love that it can be done with others!—and it has become one of my favorite ways to enter Winter with intention rather than resistance.Inside this session, we explored:What it means to like our lives, including how we can learn to like WinterHow to proactively surrender to Winter instead of waiting for a “forced winter” through burnout, grief, or crisisWhy so many of us stopped naturally wintering—and how capitalism shaped thatHow Winter restores self-trust and reconnects us with our inner wisdomA generous teaching from Lisa on the cosmology, history, and practice of the Twelve Holy NightsHow each Holy Night mirrors a month of the coming yearHow to work with dreams, symbols, signs, and synchronicitiesAn imaginative visioning practice to help you enter the season more intentionallyThis conversation is for anyone longing for slowness, clarity, ritual, or a more embodied relationship with Winter. It's also for anyone who wants to practice the Twelve Holy Nights this year in a simple, grounded, and meaningful way.Links Mentioned in the Episode

Explore with us the socially and spiritually dire situations of a shepherd at the time of Jesus. We may not be shepherds, but we all face our own inner battles. At times, we struggle within ourselves or with God. But Jesus came to give hope and peace instead. Join us as we continue our Advent sermon series, Holy Night.

Isaiah 9:1-7 For thousands of years the world moved through its days marked by hopelessness, shame, sadness, and isolation. But then—on one holy night in Bethlehem—everything changed. Heaven touched earth in the form of a Child, and suddenly the story of humanity turned toward hope, peace, joy, and love. That same turning is still available to us today.  This Christmas season, we invite you to journey with us through the four Sundays leading up to Christmas as we explore powerful passages from the Gospel of Luke, alongside key scenes from The Chosen's Christmas episode “Holy Night.” Each Sunday, we've planned something meaningful and special—perfect opportunities to bring friends, family, and neighbors to church.  We are praying that God will use us to shine brightly in this season, because as Matthew 5:14 says in the Message Bible, we are called to be the light that brings out the God-colors in the world around us. Come and experience the wonder, the warmth, and the miracle of Christmas with us.

By Caroline Fuerniss

Edge God In Podcast 303: Advent Journey: Edge God Into the Hustle EdgeGodIn.com | Host: Lauren E Miller Championing Human Potential in Christ Download Bible Study Template Learning Objective: Learn how to override the hustle in your life this Advent and create space for the silent Holy Night experience of God’s love for you. Scriptures: Exodus 20:3 | Psalm 46:10 | Luke 1, 5:16 | Mark 1:35 | Matthew 14:23 | John 3:16 Prayer: Deliver me dear God from the hustle in life that prevents me from experiencing your love, counsel and peace. Help me this advent to slow down and intentionally carve out time to Edge You Into all of my demands and desires. Previous Edge God In Podcast: How to Flip Your Pain Into Purpose Support Resources:Award Winning Books: Stop Letting The World Be The Boss of You: 25 Solutions to Refresh Your Identity in Christ Hearing His Whisper, with Every Storm Jesus Comes Too  https://amzn.to/3nNxdya Emotional Intelligence in Christ Project: Book, 6-Week Study Guide & Course Now Launched Stress Relief Video Techniques: Click Here https://laurenemiller.com/stress-relief-coaching-expert/

Welcome to Real Life... Church for Everyone. As we gather this week both in-person and remotely, join us, with Pastor Jim Miller and today's message entitled, "Holy Night." TODAY'S MESSAGE " The prophet Isaiah foretold a coming Messiah who would be born of a virgin, suffer for his people, and initiate a kingdom that would last forever. Today, we look at the calling of the prophet and what it means for us when we listen for God's voice." WE WELCOME YOU... ...each week, join us via our Sunday Sermon podcast, on online broadcast on Facebook & YouTube every Sunday morning, or in person at Real Life | LA. Visit reallife.la to learn more, request prayer, or to connect directly with someone at Real Life. May God bless you in miraculous ways today!

The coming of the Messiah took a long time. It was easy for God's people to start to think of it as an impossibility. The second coming of Jesus has been a long time coming. It's easy for us to start to think of it as an impossibility. Yet all things have proven possible for God. There's power in remembering what God has done for us in the past. Join us for our new sermon series, Holy Night.

Karl Ihfe begins the Advent season by examining the challenge of waiting, particularly how God's people waited 400 years between the Old Testament prophecies and the fulfillment of God's promise to send a Messiah. During this silence, many likely wondered if God had forgotten them or if His promises were merely myths. Yet God's "impossible plan" unfolded through ordinary people—a young girl named Mary and a carpenter named Joseph—who chose to believe despite the impossibility of their situation. The sermon highlights how Mary and Joseph "borrowed courage" by remembering God's faithfulness throughout history. When the angel declared, "nothing is impossible with God" (Luke 1:37), it was an invitation to remember how God had worked impossibly throughout Scripture—from Abraham and Sarah's child in old age to the parting of the Red Sea. As we celebrate Advent, we too are invited to hope in the seemingly impossible promise of Christ's return, remembering that the God who fulfilled His promise in the first coming will be faithful to complete what He started. https://bwaychurch.org  

Have you ever glimpsed the truly ephemeral? Is it in the melting of a snowflake upon a cool window pane? The falling petals of a flower in spring? The laughter of a child in summer? Is it the brief and fleeting connection between lovers who might only meet once every thousand years? Is it the whim of the inscrutable and inhuman? Or is it, as so often is the case, the moment when a Type-Moon protagonist feels like he's got his whole life together and everything is really looking up for once?This month, Sara and Runa begin reading through Tsukihime ~ A Piece of Blue Glass Moon~ (2021), the remake of the vastly popular and influential game from Type-Moon, Tsukihime (2000). While the original game features more branching pathways and romance routes to explore, this installment of the remake focuses on Arcueid and Ciel's routes and for this episode, we'll be discussing Aruceid's route in particular. We begin following Shiki, a young boy who wakes in a hospital bed after a serious accident has left him near death. Throughout the world and across every surface he can see, there are pulsing, eerie red lines that cut through his vision. He discovers that, with very little effort, he can cut along these lines to utterly destroy anything with ease. Shiki Tohno, as it happens, can see Death - those lines represent the points at which anything be it human or monster or object can most easily fall to oblivion. After receiving a pair of glasses from a cool older lady who we don't meet again in this game (See Witch on the Holy Night for more info on her), Shiki strives to lead a normal, well-adjusted life with his new foster family. For the next seven years, at least, he is successful.After receiving word that his father, Makihisa, has died, Shiki is summoned away from his foster family and back to the Tohno mansion. There he meets Akiha, his younger sister who now acts as head of the family, and the maids Kohaku and Hisui who manage the household's domestic affairs. While he struggles to acclimate himself to this new environment, he suffers a bout of what is surely Normal Protagonist's Anemia and takes a moment to sit down on a park bench. That's when his life changes course entirely. That's when he sees the beautiful vampire with bewitching red eyes cross his path. That's when he decides that now, for the first time in memory, he wants to kill.Content WarningsDiscussion of sexual assault - 01:51:20 - 01:55:45

“Why do you seek the living among the dead?” Forgetfulness separates us from Him, but Jesus Christ is alive! “Remember what He said.”