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Despite = our efforts to keep Him out, God intrudes. The life of Jesus is = bracketed by two impossibilities: a virgin’s womb and an empty = tomb.   Jesus = entered our world through a door marked "No Entrance" and left = through a door marked "No Exit."  …

What’s = the best Christmas present?  A broken drum (I heard you just = can’t beat it).   Warning: If = you start a fire in the fireplace on Christmas Eve, you may be visited = by Krisp Kringle.   Any= one who believes that men are the equal of…

If you’ve seen = one Santa, you’ve seen a mall.   I’ve = bought my kids a pack of batteries for Christmas with a note saying: = ‘Toys not included’.   Cash is the = one gift everyone despises and no one turns = down.   Tis the season =…

I bought my = wife a new refrigerator for Christmas.  I can’t wait to see her = face light up when she opens it.   In lieu of = gifts this season, I’ve decided to give everyone my = opinion.   Some = businessmen are saying that this could be…

Once again, we = come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us = observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his = choice.   Keep your = friends close, your enemies closer, and receipts for all major gift = purchases  …

I lay helpless = on the basement floor, my hands tied and my mouth covered with tape. = Next year I’m going to ask for help wrapping Christmas = presents.   I am the ghost = of Christmas Future Perfect Subjunctive: I will show you what would have = happened…

HOW TO SAY "MERRY CHRISTMAS" IN OVER 33 = LANGUAGES!   Afrikander – Een Plesierige = Kerfees Arabic – I’d miilad said = oua sana saida Argentine – Felices = Pasquas Y felices ano Nuevo Armenian – Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari = Gaghand Azeri – Tezze Iliniz Yahsi =…

Many people may have missed learning in school = about the famous American author James Fennimore Cooper and his book = about the life of Santa Claus. I’m reading it again and finding = out . . .   >Its title is ‘The Deer = Sleigher’   >Its cover is…

Challenging Christmas Quiz   1. The = first instrument on which the carol "Silent Night" was played = was: (a) A harp (b) A pipe organ = (c) A guitar (d) A kazoo   2. In = Guatemala, Christmas Day is celebrated: (a) On January 6 (b) On December 25…

Who is the patron = saint of parents during the weeks before Christmas?  St. = Nickeless.   When I spend money on = gifts, I’m happy. When I don’t have money to spend, = I’m sad.  I think I’m = buy-polar.   What happened to the = money in my…

[A friend from college days shared this story.  I = HOPE it was not autobiographical.)   “If I = live to be a hundred, I will never understand women.   I noticed a = sad look on my wife’s face, and a tear sliding down her = cheek.  So, like…

[Some humor for the kids today.  And reminder = that whoever invented knock-knock jokes should win the no bell = prize] Knock, KnockWho’s there? EtchEtch who?God bless you.   Knock, = KnockWho’s there? Spell Spell = who? OK – ‘W’ = ‘H’ ‘O’   Knock, = KnockWho’s there? Little =…

[Scholar/friend James sent this “addendum” = to the story of Jesus Loves Me song we featured in last week’s = blog]   “Did you know that Jesus Loves Me is reported to = have saved the life of John F. Kennedy? In his historic crash of PT 109 = during…