Fear of the New Thing Brooke Keith Benji used to have this fuzzy blue puppy blanket that instantly got him to sleep. It was a miracle worker. Mommy’s helper. The only thing that got me a break. Well, that was until I misplaced it. We spent weeks looking beneath sofas and even inside vent ducts. Then we started trying to find substitutes but none ever quite fit. This also meant weeks of bouncing, endless nights of playing lullabies on a loop, and trying desperately to find anything to get normal back. I’d all but forgotten about the blue blanket months later…

The Birth of Jesus in the New Testament: One Event – Four Narratives Dr. Corné Bekker Most people, when they think of the Christmas story, think of one biblical narrative that includes the holy family, the midnight hour, a barn, various farm animals, shepherds, angels, wise men and a quiet, little town called Bethlehem. It might come as a big surprise to learn that many of the elements people often treasure as part of the nativity story come from Christmas carols and that the true source for this event, the Gospels in the New Testament, deal with the story of…