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By: Kerby Anderson Although we usually sing the carol “Joy to the World” during the Christmas season, the hymn isn’t really about the incarnation of Jesus. Isaac Watts wrote it and has often been known as the “Father of English Hymnology.” He composed “Joy to the World” in 1719. It was originally titled “The Messiah’s Coming and Kingdom.” The original…

By: Kerby Anderson One song we often sing during the Christmas season is “What Child Is This?” William Chatterton Dix wrote the lyrics in 1865 when he was an insurance company manager and had been struck by a severe illness. After a spiritual renewal in his life, he wrote a number of hymns. This one was set to the tune…

By: Kerby Anderson The carol “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” is an English translation of a Latin hymn that is sung during Advent and Christmas. The text goes back to at least the 18th century (and perhaps much earlier) while the music put to it goes back to the 15th century. “O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel….

From: probe.org Dr. Dale Taliaferro’s 38-question quiz concerning the Christmas story from a biblical perspective. Take the quiz yourself: click here for a format with the questions and answers separated. 1. Can you name the parents of Jesus? a. Mary (Matt. 1:16; Luke 1:31, 2:6-7). b. God (Luke 1:32, 35). c. Joseph (by adoption) (Matt 1:16, 19-20, 24-25). 2. Where…

By: John C. Goodman – townhall.com – December 7, 2017 The quick answer is that liberalism is no longer an ideology, focused on ideas. It is a sociology, bent on acquiring political power and social dominance. George McGovern was the last Democratic presidential nominee who ran an issues campaign. That was 45 years ago. Since then Democratic politicians and their…

President Donald Trump displays an executive order after announcing the U.S. would recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, December 6, 2017. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters) By: Andrew C. McCarthy – nationalreview.com – December 7, 2017 The president recognizes reality: Israel is a real country. Jihadists, the tip of the sharia-supremacist spear, rationalize mass murder by denying the humanity of their enemies:…

Patients from across the political spectrum have united to get Congress to require healthcare providers to publish prices. #publishtheprices At an undisclosed location deep in the Rocky Mountains, a patient-driven health care plan is being crafted. The corrosive influence of donations from drug, hospital and insurance companies cannot find us. PatientsUSA first mission is to have our federal legislators pass…

  By: firstliberty.org – September 15, 2017 On September 7, 2017, attorneys with First Liberty Institute filed a friend-of-the-court brief with the Supreme Court of the United States on behalf of their clients, Aaron and Melissa Klein. The amicus brief was filed in support of Jack Phillips, the petitioner in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, which is expected to…

By: James Freeman – wsj.com – December 6, 2017 Investors have been expressing every way they can that pending federal tax reform is good for economic growth, as each day seems to bring new signs of confidence about future U.S. prosperity. Now comes word of a buying binge happening in a part of the automotive sector. According to the Journal:…

By: David French – nationalreview.com – December 6, 2017 President Trump’s decision to formally recognize that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and to announce plans to move America’s embassy to the seat of Israel’s government is one of the best, most moral, and important decisions of his young administration. On this issue, he is demonstrating greater resolve than Republican…

By: J. Nick Pitts, PhD – myfaithvotes.org The only thing more reprehensible than a secret sex fund is the sheer existence of such a fund. Budgets reveal values and demonstrate foresight. You put aside money for that which is of importance to you. You reflect on the past as you forecast into the coming year how you anticipate spending that…