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Things You Didn't Know About Three Holy Kings Today is Epiphany. A Christian holiday celebrating three holy kings, also known as three wise men or the Magi visiting baby Jesus. Everyone knows the standard story; They saw a star in the East, recognized that it means the birth of a king, so they brought presents : gold, frankincense and myrrh. Some people also know that myrrh is a dried oleo resin of Commiphora species of trees. It... Read on

Funny Video - Nativity Story in Digital Age Here is a nativity story with a 21 century twist. Some creative soul made a funny video of how Mary gets a text message from Archangel Gabriel telling her that she will give birth to the Son of God. She emails this to Joseph. He announces that on Facebook and his friends "like " his status... See the rest for yourself. Just get a cup of coffee, sit back... Read on

Happy Halloween, Happy Samhain! Happy Halloween everyone! For some facts about this holiday and its origin in Pagan festivity of Samhain, you can read up on it at Wikipedia's entry for Halloween". For some anti-Halloween Christian views on it, you can go to http://www.christiananswers.net/q-eden/halloween.html Favorite quote from the above link: " Have you noticed how costumes and masks are getting generally more bloody, gory, and depraved each year? "... Read on

Happy Friday the 13th ! Image credit: DesktopNexus As anyone who hasn't spent the last 2,000 years on Mars, in a cave, under the rock, with fingers in their ears already knows, Friday the 13th has a long history of being considered unlucky.... Read on

Xmas Humor - God vs. Santa List Here is a funny little list of differences of "Santa vs. God". You can click the image to enlarge it. It comes from the Unreasonable Faith blog.... Read on

Easter Bunny - What Does He Have To Do With Easter? Easter is a Christian holiday celebrating the ressurection of Jesus. It is a time of year when we color the eggs and stores are full of bunny decorations. Many a man and kid alike has wondered what does Jesus have to do with eggs and bunnies. And since we are at it - why is it called "Easter"? That doesn't sound anything like Jesus or ressurection. It doesn't even... Read on