Tag: Christmas

Why December 25th?

If you read the Apostle Luke’s letter to Theophilus and Matthew’s recording of the Good News, they begin early on by telling of the birth of Jesus.

Now Luke and Matthew never make any mention about the specific time of Jesus’ birth. We know there was a census and Herod was King at the time, but there’s little else we know about the actual time of year or a specific date as to when Jesus was born.

But if you read Luke’s letter carefully, he makes an interesting point about shepherds in the region — doing what shepherds do best — watching their sheep (at night).
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Simple sacrifice and simple giving

Lipensky Russion icon | Photo via WikiCommons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nikola_from_1294.jpg)

In the 3rd Century (approx 270 AD), a baby boy was born in Asia Minor (now modern day Turkey) who would completely change the way we see giving and the Christmas season.

Born the son of wealthy Christian parents, the boy was said to have been very religious from an early age.

After the boy’s parents died while he was still a young, the boy was raised by his uncle, the bishop of Patara.

The boys uncle taught him how to read, write and even tonsured him as a priest later on in life. Continue reading Simple sacrifice and simple giving

Christmas greetings

Christmas Love
Christmas Love | Photo by Jonathan Blundell

After my boys shared some Christmas wishes with you yesterday — I had to be sure and share some of my own.

Thanks so much to each and everyone of you who take part in the community here on my blog and via the Insurgency of Love. Your comments, feedback and responses make it all worth while.

I hope that in some way you’ve been challenged, blessed or provoked in some way through my writing in 2010 and I’ve done more than just simply add to the noise.

Here’s to a very merry Christmas and a wonderful 2011.

Merry Christmas from our boys

Hayden and Ian on Christmas Eve
Hayden and Ian on Christmas Eve | Photo by Laurie Blundell

My boys have been getting in the Christmas spirit this month by helping decorate the Christmas tree…

The boys helping put up the Christmas tree | Photo by Jonathan Blundell

Chillin under the glow of the Christmas tree…

A hipstamatic Christmas
A hipstamatic Christmas | Photo by Jonathan Blundell

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We have a winner…

St Peters Brewery

We have a winner from Monday’s post…

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The first comment on Monday’s post was Sabrina.

Congrats! I’ll be sending you a copy of my novel, St. Peter’s Brewery, ASAP.

Thanks for all the great suggestions guys (and gals) they were a huge help!

What would you buy for your babies?

Happy Turkey Day from ididdy and hdiddy
The boys ready for Turkey Day | Photo by Jonathan Blundell

We’ve had a lot of people ask what the boys would like for Christmas.

We’re so thankful for all that we’ve been given already and we honestly can’t think of anything they need other than diapers (Pampers – size newborn or 1) and formula (still trying to figure that out).

But as new parents we might be missing some great innovations in parenting.

So I’m curious — if you had $100 to spend on your baby (or babies) what would you buy? Any “must haves?”

Use Amazon’s Baby Store as a pricing guide and let me know what you come up with in the comments below. You don’t have to spend all $100 – but be sure you keep your shopping list under $100.

As an added bonus, I’ll pick one random comment at the end of the week and send that person a copy of my novel, St. Peter’s Brewery.