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White Elephant Theology

White Elephant Theology

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The ā€œWhite Elephant Gift Exchange.ā€ A favorite staple of many a holiday party everywhere. While the rules may vary from family to family, the basic premise is the same. Everyone brings a gift and draws a number. On your turn, you may steal a gift that has already been opened or you may pick a new gift from those yet to be opened.  If your gift is stolen, you are given the same options: steal a gift or pick an unopened one.  The game continues until everyone has had a turn and has received a gift. Itā€™s fun and everyone has a good time (especially if your circle of friends has those specific gag gifts… Read more...

Half Air On Air – Episode 17: Thanksgiving

Half Air On Air – Episode 17: Thanksgiving

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In preparation for Thanksgiving later this week, Deb and Terrence discuss things for which they are thankful. If you would like to see some of the Christmas decorations discussed in this episode, check out the Half Air article My Decked Halls, keeping in mind the article is four years old and some things have evolved.

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Funkorama by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3788-funkorama … Read more...

Posts of Christmas Past: 2018

Posts of Christmas Past: 2018

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With Christmas a few days away, I felt it might be a good idea post links to several of my previous Christmas themed articles for your holiday reading pleasure. There are a couple of reasons why I am doing this.

First, current readers may have missed them when they originally posted. Much of what I wrote is still relevant and, instead of simply re-posting the articles, I felt a round-up such as this was much more efficient and reader-friendly.

Second, it’s an easy way to create content.

A Favorite Christmas Carol That Is Not Actually About Christmas (11/13/2017) – The story behind the… Read more...

Christmas Every Day

Christmas Every Day

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One of the reasons I like to fill up at a Wawa store is that they play popular music over the gas pump station speakers. Of course, with it being December, Christmas songs have started to invade the playlist. Earlier this month I heard a song with which I was not familiar. A little research revealed that the name of the song was “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day” (I believe it was the Kylie Minogue version) and the chorus goes like this:

Well I wish it could be Christmas every day
When the kids start singing and the band begins to play
Oh I wish it could be Christmas every day
Let the bells ring… Read more...

The Christmas Story

The Christmas Story

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Half Air faith articleToday’s promised Christmas story is, of course, THE Christmas story, given to us by God and recorded in Lukeā€™s gospel.

About that time Caesar Augustus ordered a census to be taken throughout the Empire. This was the first census when Quirinius was governor of Syria. Everyone had to travel to his own ancestral hometown to be accounted for. So Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, Davidā€™s town, for the census. As a descendant of David, he had to go there. He went with Mary, his fiancĆ©e, who was pregnant.

While they were there, the time came for her to give birth.… Read more...