by Starlette Thomas | Dec 19, 2022 | Opinion
With wreaths hung and lights strung, holiday preparations are underway. Advent makes ready the heart to receive Jesus who brought joy to everyone in the world — except Herod the Great, king of Judea, “all of Jerusalem,” the chief priests, scribes and the families of...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 12, 2022 | Opinion
He says, “Christmas.” She says, “Xmas.” Some Christians disagree on how an invitation to celebrate Jesus’ birth should read. It reveals how little some of us know about early Christian symbols and traditions. In 1977, New Hampshire Governor Meldrim Thomson Jr. said in...
by Starlette Thomas | Dec 5, 2022 | Opinion
Sponsored by the Gospels of Matthew and Luke, tis’ the season for neat nativity scenes after Mary’s labor and delivery. During Advent, I am unwrapping Jesus, stripping away the ceramic finish of this both natural and miraculous event. I am questioning every hair on...
by Starlette Thomas | Nov 28, 2022 | Opinion
Four weeks to nest before the birth of Jesus, Advent also doubles as a time of war – the so-called “war on Christmas,” to be specific. If you say, “Happy holidays” and not “Merry Christmas,” then we know whose side you’re on. What fuels the decades-long conspiracy...
