What a thrill to conclude our Christmas service at MGPC today singing Joy To The World. I love preaching on Christmas Day. It’s a time to take the 200 proof grace off the shelf and give everyone a big undiluted swig. And then another one. And another. That’s not to say it’s watered down grace …

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We’re singing Away In A Manger twice for Christmas this year, once tonight and once tomorrow. I’m quite aware of the problems with the phrase ‘no crying he makes’. Something of an opportunity to point out what the incarnation means. Tonight we’re using the tune MUELLER, which is our favourite, and in the morning it’ll …

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Over at Calvinistic Cartoons, Eddie Eddings has been featuring a selection of pages from a 1949 carols booklet published by King Features and illustrated by their star comic strip artists. I can’t resist including this one of Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant characters, and include O Come, All Ye Faithful as today’s Christmas Song. This rendition …

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