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BYU’s 2008 Celebration of Christmas – the final song

Did you guys catch this final song, “Carol of Joy”, in the 2008 BYU performance?  ForrestWorks lead you to the glory of God in masterful melody.  Hear the song.

The beautiful gospel lyrics of this song originate from Eileen.  The deeply moving music comes from Dan.  Both are godly artists at BJU; and both know the rich, warm salvation of Jesus Christ, the fount of all grace.

Thank you, Mr. Staheli.

Yes, Jesus, I believe You!

After spending the afternoon in John 14, it would be sin for me to reject Jesus’ words and believe in a modalistic god as some “evangelicals” do.  They are not obedient in their faith.

I must obey by believing what Jesus told his disciples, for he speaks to me during these last hours of 2008. 

I believe, Lord.

I believe.

A Child Is Born by W. Jeffrey Marsh

Marsh, an associate professor of ancient scripture at Brigham Young University, authored A Child is Born (CFI, 2008).

He writes unapologetically for the LDS Christmas story.

The very first page of the book put me in a foul mood when he described Jesus:

He was half mortal and half eternal (1).

I would like to share more quotes from this book later.  But let me conclude with this Christmas truth:

For unto us a child is born, unto us as son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder:  and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Merry Christmas to you all. 

Glory to God.

So thankful for the birth of Jesus Christ.

Quote of the month on Twilight

Twilight centers on a boy who loves a girl so much that he refuses to defile her, and on a girl who loves him so dearly that she is desperate for him to do just that, even if the wages of the act are expulsion from her family and from everything she has ever known.

The Atlantic, December 2008

Hmm . . . I think the sexually preoccupied, the secularists, and the atheists are really having fun with the nuances in this book.  I wonder why . . .