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December 25, 2016

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Christmas Happened Because It Is Fitting

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You Were Made for Christmas

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What Child Is This?

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Dec 6, 2015
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One Carol, Three Marriages (O Come All Ye Faithful)

Dec 14, 2014
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He Held the Stars in Place

He Held the Stars in Place

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The Glory of His Virgin Birth

The Glory of His Virgin Birth

Dec 24, 2012
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He Held the Stars in Place

The infinite became an infant. His mother held him, while he held the moon and stars in place.
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