Month: December 2009
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Christmas at ผาà¹à¸•à¹‰à¸¡
Yesterday afternoon I raced from work to join a collection of friends on their way to ผาà¹à¸•à¹‰à¸¡. The eleven of us (myself, a couple from Nagaland, another couple (he from Thailand, she from Australia), four Thai guys about my age, and two American ladies) traveled in two vehicles. On the way we stopped for some…
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Scandalous
The other day a friend told me of a Thai teacher who, in preparing to give his first grade students a lesson in Christmas history, decided to tell the story with Joseph and Mary married. My friend was scandalized: “The Virgin Birth is a major doctrine.” I was reminded to try to think past the…
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Advent Cry
I jumped the gun with Joy to the World. This should have come first. Christmas is all the greater celebration when we take the time beforehand to enter into the waiting, the longing, the crying out that is Advent.
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Convenience Store
It seems at times like Seven Eleven convenience stores are the hub of the wheel of life here in Thailand. Not only can one grab a movie, a fountain drink, and a bag of chips, one can also get a chicken sandwich, a hotdog, or some fried rice; shampoo or a bottle of glue; I…
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Joy To The World
Sharing this video is absolutely optional. Letting the world know it has cause for rejoicing is not.