So. I continue to be intrigued, but still somewhat baffled by the blogosphere. I'm not sure what the best way to go about keeping my blog up to date might be, what tools to use, etc. Likewise to make it look nice. And then there is the issue of keeping up with other blogs. I have started looking at Bloglines, but am still not quite getting it. I guess the holiday break might give me a few extra hours to actually figure this all out.
Hints, tips, pointers readily accepted.
Tomorrow is the fourth Sunday of Advent. For the past four weeks, we have been preparing once again for Jesus to burst into the world through Christmas. Right now, I am searching for some church in Atlanta having a Christmas morning service. To me, there is no more enjoyable or appropriate way to start Christmas than in church, especially with a big congregation and big choir singing the great Christmas hymns. Joy to the World, the Lord is Come. O, Come All Ye Faithful. Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning. You just can't beat it.
Spent this afternoon shopping for my wife's present. Always a challenge for lots of reasons I won't go into here. In any case, I had some of my favorite Christmas music on in the car - Tish Hinojosa, Ralph Stanley, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir - quite an eclectic mix. It got me to thinking about two of my favorite Christmas stories. I want to share those here. The first is The Story of the Other Wise Man by Henry van Dyke. This is the story of Artaban, the 4th of the Magi travelling to greet Jesus. He gets delayed along the way and never makes it to the manger, but spends his life keeping up the search. A fabulous story. Henry van Dyke also wrote the hymn Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee.
The other story is the story of Barrington Bunny by Martin Bell. it comes from his book The Way of the Wolf and is one that is guaranteed to bring a tear to most any eye.
So, take a few minutes in the rush up to Christmas and read these. You'll be glad you did.