On February 2nd, Christians Celebrate God's Glory
Candlemass (or Candelaria), on February 2, celebrates the Lord as the Light of the World.
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Tha Original Melody of The First Noel (Nowell) was Created by an Anomymous Writer
In varied Christmas Carol books the song title will either read Noel, or Nowell. The English word Nowell< /i> is from the French word Noel, which means Christmas and is derived from the Latin word natalis meaning birth.
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Reverand John Henry Hopkins Writes The Quest of the Magi, aka We Three Kings of Orient Are
We Three Kings, also known as The Quest of the Magi is based upon a story from the Bible, telling of men who traveled a long distance (most likely from Persia), guided by a star to see the child Jesus, the promised Messiah.
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Josef Franz Morh Wrote Stille Nacht, Translated into Silent Night
In 1838 Stille Nacht was published in a German hymnbook for general congregational singing. Germans who moved to America brought their songs with them to the new world. It wasn't long before Stille Nacht was translated into English, and Silent Night became America's most beloved carol.
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Religious Community Service to Help Others
An introduction to charity work through services provided by Christian churches.
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Composer James Montgomery Writes Angels from the Realms of Glory
Angels From the Realms of Glory first appeared in print on Christmas Eve, 1816, in a political activist newspaper.
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Composer Irving Berlin Writes God Bless America
In 1938 Irving Berlin published God Bless America as a prayer that the U.S. would triumph over Hitler, and that there would come an end to the Nazi cruelty towards the Jewish people.
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Ideas for Fun, Profitable Silent Auctions for Your Church
Information for incorporating a silent auction into your church's next fundraising event.
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Harvest Day Parties are a Positive Christian Alternative to Halloween
Halloween has become an Americanized and commercialized version of a pagan holiday that is based on the beliefs and practices of the ancient Celts. But Christians have the opportunity to celebrate the harvest season by giving it new meaning and significance, one that promotes positive spiritual growth, and is grounded in their faith in Jesus Christ.
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Composer Philip Paul Bliss Writes I Will Sing of My Redeemer
I Will Sing of My Redeemer was the last song to be written by Philip Bliss. The year after Bliss' death, singer George Cole Stebbins made a recording of the song - one of the first songs ever to be recorded on Thomas Edison's new invention, the phonograph.
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