I received an email from Kickstarter this morning that today is the one-year anniversary of the funding of the Bearing Gifts Kickstarter campaign. Wow! I’m amazed that’s been a year… in some ways it feels like just a few months, and in others like many …
Read MoreThe Meaning of the Three Gifts
Our Christmas tradition of gift-giving comes from the story of the Magi in Matthew 2: 1–12, who visited Jesus and “gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh” to honor him. But why these specific gifts? Gold is obvious, being a rare and precious metal. …
Read MoreEpiphany: from Simple Word to “The Word Made Flesh”
Epiphany noun\ i-ˈpi-fə-nē \plural epiphanie 1. (capitalized) January 6 observed as a church festival in commemoration of the coming of the Magi as the first manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles or in the Eastern Church in commemoration of the baptism of Christ2. an appearance …
Read MoreCelebrating Epiphany
The Twelve Days of Christmas The official “Christmas season” of twelve days begins Christmas Day and extents through Epiphany, January 6. The traditional carol, “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” reflects this idea, as does another name associated with Epiphany: Twelfth Night (made most famous by …
Read MoreBearing Gifts: The Story of the Story
This post grew out of a talk I presented at Mom’s church here in San Antonio, Texas. As I tried to come up with what I’d present in the talk I’d been invited to give, I was thinking about the question, “Where did the idea …
Read MoreWe Are Successfully Funded!
Thanks to our 100+ amazing backers, we successfully funded our Kickstarter campaign! Watch for more information on the book, illustrations, and a bunch of other goodness coming to this site in the future! Our Kickstarter Campaign rocked! Did you miss it? Not to worry! You …
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