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A Christmas Family Tree: A Perfect Pedigree (Matt. 1:1-17) Chris Altrock – December 11, 2011

The popular sci-fi movie “Star Wars” featured a planet called Tatooine on which Luke Skywalker lived.  This planet orbited around two suns.  And earlier this year astronomers discovered a real Tatooine.  They located a real planet orbiting around two suns.  This video shows a planet named Kepler 16b crusing around a smaller red sun and a larger orange sun.  The planet takes 229 days to make the circuit.  Scientists were thrilled to find this—a two-sun solar system.Read More »A Christmas Family Tree: A Perfect Pedigree (Matt. 1:1-17) Chris Altrock – December 11, 2011

Christmas Bonus: More Than Presents and Packages

I can’t point to any studies, but I have some certainty that the most-asked question today around the United States is this: “What did you get for Christmas?”  Many of us spent some time opening a present or two yesterday.  And today, the day after Christmas, we’re asking people all around us: “What did you get for Christmas?”  In fact, let’s take some time to ask each other that question.  Lean over to the person near you and ask what he/she got for Christmas…

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Christmas Bonus: More Than Lights and Sights

Our family set a personal record this year for getting our Christmas tree up.  Knowing that we would be in Fort Worth, TX the week of Thanksgiving, we got the tree out and decorated it the weekend before Thanksgiving.  In fact our entire house was festively adorned by the time we left Memphis on November 23.  This year, as with previous years, we used a lot of lights in our decorating.  We put multiple strands on our tree.  Our fireplace mantle is covered with greenery and more lights.  Jordan and Jacob each own a small Christmas tree and each has its own lights.  We placed additional lights around the entryway of the house.   We ran lights outside along the roofline.  And this year I wrapped lights around the trunk and branches of one our crepe myrtles in the front yard.  Lights play a large role in the Altrock Christmas tradition.  Perhaps they do for you as well.Read More »Christmas Bonus: More Than Lights and Sights