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Mark D. Roberts

As a first step in our consideration of the question “Why did Ebenezer Scrooge change?” I want to examine the character’s name. Charles Dickens was an author who paid attention to the tiniest details of a story. Surely he chose the name “Ebenezer Scrooge” quite intentionally, fully aware of its multiple layers of meaning. The…

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Where is God’s Unfailing Love? Psalm 89:1-52 Lord, where is your unfailing love?      You promised it to David with a faithful pledge. Psalm 89:49 Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent, a day to remember how much we need the Lord and his love. Psalm 89 helps us get in touch with our yearning…

Hey, I’m fully aware and supportive of the fact that “Jesus is the reason for the season.” And I’m all for keeping Christ in Christmas, but somebody in my local Blockbuster video store might want to think twice about how best to feature movies about Christ as Christmastime. It is a little surprising to see…

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The Catholic News Agency published an article today that deserves our attention, our sadness, and our prayers. Here’s the beginning: Persecution leading Iraqi Christians to draw harsh conclusionsBy Alan Holdren, Rome Correspondent Rome, Italy, Dec 17, 2010 / 02:40 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- With Christmas fast approaching, Iraqi Christians are coming to the hard realization that…

Click on thumbnail to left to enjoy today’s Advent Calendar Scripture passage and photo. To view the rest of my Online Advent Calendar (so far), click here.

If I were to tell you that Charles Dickens wrote a story about a solitary, crotchety old man who despised both people and Christmas until some supernatural visitors came to him on Christmas Eve and taught him to have a new perspective on life, you’d probably say, “Yes, of course, Ebenezer Scrooge.” But if I…

Sometimes it seems like the Christmas children’s stories mostly have nothing to do with Jesus. There are some wonderful exceptions, of course, like the story told in A Charlie Brown Christmas. Now I have nothing against the secular tales for young folks. I’m a big fan of Rudolf and Elf is one of my favorite…

Click on thumbnail to left to enjoy today’s Advent Calendar Scripture passage and photo. To view the rest of my Online Advent Calendar (so far), click here.
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