Actually, it's not because of the birth of the Lord Jesus, but because of his death, burial and resurrection that we have life, and have it more abundantly. Our hope is not in this world but in the next when death will be no more because of the promise and proof of his resurrected life. I cannot in true conscious celebrate a day or season that is a high, holy day for pagans and Satanists, who mock the naivete and ignorance of the public into participating in their ritual. You cannot bring Christ into a holiday when Scriptures reveal his birth sometime in the early fall. I celebrate the truth of God's word every day and the hope of participating in his inheritance in glory one fine day in the near future.
You stuck the landing! A perfect ending to this remarkable series. Just the right length with just the correct content.
My wife enjoyed the music. She's a vocal and piano major from Concordia so this was in her wheelhouse. We had also attended a Mannheim Steamroller concert on Tuesday evening. I enjoy the music but she's fanatical about choral music as I am about the Symphonic Rock side of the muse.
I've enjoyed reading your stack this year. You've elicited a lot of memories for me. One of your earlier posts regarding Chicagl brought out the memory of the "gang banger" giving me her seat on the train. The Christmas series brought back memories of Uncle Don and Aunt Bea. I got my love of high horsepower from him and Bea was such a sweet and caring soul. Mixed among all that was the music I have grown up on and loved. I played "Vehicle" by the Ides of March in your honor. Just remembering all the nights listening to Chicago AM while cruising around or working on someone's car was fantastic.
Unfortunately all the memories aren't good. I was forced to face some demons that I thought were suppressed as well. I made a commitment to myself for some areas of self improvement that are going to be painful, but necessary. This is all being said to let you know that althoough you probably at times thought you were doing all this creating for only your self enjoyment, you have made a profound different in my life. I would say that to all the people out there wtiting these saays and not being in the whale category regarding subscribers. You never know who you could be impacting. Thanks again,
I'm going to leave a couple links for you. I know you're a "Nutcracker" guy so I saw this. I don't know if you have or not but it's pretty incredible.
Merry Christmas, Mr. NotFromTexas. Thank you for all the beautiful and thoughtful posts.
Merry Christmas, Brother. Your essay is so poignant and true that even one of the Hanson Brothers could not have been more eloquent.
Actually, it's not because of the birth of the Lord Jesus, but because of his death, burial and resurrection that we have life, and have it more abundantly. Our hope is not in this world but in the next when death will be no more because of the promise and proof of his resurrected life. I cannot in true conscious celebrate a day or season that is a high, holy day for pagans and Satanists, who mock the naivete and ignorance of the public into participating in their ritual. You cannot bring Christ into a holiday when Scriptures reveal his birth sometime in the early fall. I celebrate the truth of God's word every day and the hope of participating in his inheritance in glory one fine day in the near future.
You stuck the landing! A perfect ending to this remarkable series. Just the right length with just the correct content.
My wife enjoyed the music. She's a vocal and piano major from Concordia so this was in her wheelhouse. We had also attended a Mannheim Steamroller concert on Tuesday evening. I enjoy the music but she's fanatical about choral music as I am about the Symphonic Rock side of the muse.
I've enjoyed reading your stack this year. You've elicited a lot of memories for me. One of your earlier posts regarding Chicagl brought out the memory of the "gang banger" giving me her seat on the train. The Christmas series brought back memories of Uncle Don and Aunt Bea. I got my love of high horsepower from him and Bea was such a sweet and caring soul. Mixed among all that was the music I have grown up on and loved. I played "Vehicle" by the Ides of March in your honor. Just remembering all the nights listening to Chicago AM while cruising around or working on someone's car was fantastic.
Unfortunately all the memories aren't good. I was forced to face some demons that I thought were suppressed as well. I made a commitment to myself for some areas of self improvement that are going to be painful, but necessary. This is all being said to let you know that althoough you probably at times thought you were doing all this creating for only your self enjoyment, you have made a profound different in my life. I would say that to all the people out there wtiting these saays and not being in the whale category regarding subscribers. You never know who you could be impacting. Thanks again,
I'm going to leave a couple links for you. I know you're a "Nutcracker" guy so I saw this. I don't know if you have or not but it's pretty incredible.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNcMDoBmhGA&list=WL&index=46&t=5s
Second is one of my favorite songs/videos from this year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFu4pt_vbLk&list=WL&index=37
Merry Christmas