Good morning and welcome. It is Wednesday, December 16, 2020, and I do hope all is well with you and yours. I do very much like the song, lyrics by Mark Lowry, music by Buddy Greene, "Mary Did You Know?." The lyrics and the music portrays the poignancy and impact of our Savior's birth and His influence on the lives of those charged with bringing Him to maturity. The wife thinks it is so overplayed and overused today and that takes away from the impact it could have. It is pretty much on any and every recent Christmas music compilation. Mark Lowry who is a tremendous singer also does comedy as a part of his presentation. When he is talking about the song itself he adds a lot of the questions he didn't use in the song. He jokingly asks things like: Did His mom ever have to tell Him to get a haircut? What was Jesus' favorite subject in school? Did He ever have a crush on a girl in class? What was it like to teach God how to walk? These are but a few examples. I know he does these for comedic effect and he also attempts to show forth the humanity of the God-Man, Jesus. I always feel uneasy when he speaks in this way about our Savior. It could be just me and my narrow focus when it comes to playing around with the sacredness of our Lord. These are not relevant issues to be understood because God provided everything we need to know about His provision of salvation through His Son in His Holy Word. There have been some noted criticisms regarding the theological constructs represented by the song or the truths we do know that are missing. (Example: Mary's responsive song of praise as recorded in the Gospel of Luke, Chapter 1, Verses 46-55) I couldn't find any empirical data on the success of the song but we do know several versions by different artists charted well and sold many thousands of copies. I close on this topic with my opinion: We are always better off to start with, stay with, and end with, thus says the word of the Lord. (The Bible!) Amen.
Suddenly the mainstream media has discovered there might be some questionable stuff that has gone on within the Biden family, and, in particular, Biden's son, Hunter. This has been known for a long time but it was a story that was actively hidden from view by the mainstream press. The US Senate investigative arm sounded the alarm over the potential untoward business deals a year ago. I listened to the lady acclaimed as the most wonderful journalist ever known, (Christiane Amanpour), as she cut off every comment about this subject and told the GOP strategist she was interviewing how it was all unproven, politically motivated falsehoods in an attempt to smear the Biden campaign. When the GOP person asked why she and her network were not even trying to find out the facts, she said they were not interested in doing the work for the GOP. Now, they are saying there are some troubling and problematic issues pertaining to these revelations as noted in the announcement that Hunter Biden is now the subject of an ongoing FBI investigation. The total blackout using the 'nothing to see here' moniker had a direct impact on the election. In fact, when polled voters were told about a number of specific issues pertaining to Joe Biden, his family, and his own personal conduct, the actual voters reported how it would have made an impact on their vote and it most likely would have caused them not to vote for Biden. They didn't know. Why didn't they know? If you can't see or perceive the answer to that question, well, I don't think you would want to be confused by any real facts.
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| 2018 volunteers for Operation Blue Elf. |
If all goes according to our current plan, we will once again be a part of providing Christmas gifts to needy families this upcoming Saturday as a part of the annual Montgomery County Sherrif's Blue Elf charity. We understand this will be a drive-through event this year and Santa and Mrs. Claus will be handing out presents to families as they come through. When we finish our four hours there we plan to stop by a Christmas celebration being held for a ministry that places girls in foster homes. We look forward to being involved in such uplifting and caring types of programs. Jesus is God's gift to a lost and dying world. We most identify with His heart when we demonstrate a giving spirit, especially to the less fortunate in our world. The last time I looked, there was an abundance of those in that category. Remember, "God so loved the world He gave......" Amen. .....More later.
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