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‘Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming’: A Hymnwriter Shares His Favorite Christmas Hymn
This hymn beautifully evokes the mystery of the Incarnation that we celebrate each Christmas.
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The Star Proclaims
The weighty hymn “The Star Proclaims the King Is Here” (LSB 399) is an ancient hymn excerpted from the same poem as our Christmas hymn …
Epiphany: the ‘Other’ Christmas
Epiphany is Christmas 2.0. Its conspicuous place following the nativity narrative in Matthew’s Gospel presents it as the “other Christmas,” …
O Holy Nights
The saints go marching all year long. Maybe your family’s Christmas season is colored by some happy birthdays or sad memories.
How to Celebrate the 12 Days of Christmas with Your Family
To talk about celebrating the full 12 days of Christmas, one must first talk about celebrating Advent. To do otherwise …
Welcoming ‘Church Shoppers’ in the Holiday Season (and Anytime)
Ah, Christmas: that wonderful time of year when the church music and readings are all comfortably familiar …
Fast Before You Feast
An abundance of good things can fool us into believing we deserve everything we have and just a little bit more, too.