The Most Surprising Gift

Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy has come to make you new?
This child that you've delivered will soon deliver you.

Mary, did you know that your baby boy would give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy would calm a storm with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod,
And when you kiss your little baby, then you've kissed the face of God?

The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again!
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak the praises of the Lamb!

Mary, did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy will one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy is heaven's perfect Lamb?
This sleeping child you're holding is the great I Am.

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Merry Christmas, and God's rich blessings be to you and yours.

Miscellany

Hmm...looks like the Void caught me again for a while. Let's see what we can do to rectify that. To assist me (and because I feel goofy), I call upon my old friend, the Ninja Text Generator.



In personal news, I've started updating and preparing my application to Biola/Talbot for next Fall. I'm also considering a couple MA programs at Claremont Graduate University's school of religion: Philosophy of Religion and Theology or Theology, Ethics, and Culture. CGU has the advantage of being closer to both home and RTB than Biola; if I go there, I'll probably live at home, because CGU has the disadvantage of being almost twice as expensive as Biola. But its programs are also less competetive. In any case, CGU requires GRE scores, so I'll be taking that renowned test in early January. After doing some research and review, I'm not too worried about it, but that almost makes me worry more...



Here's some food for thought: The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived. 'Twas originally published in a book, and the authors admitted that their methods of making the list were exceedingly subjective; there doesn't seem to be too much consistency even in their definition of "influence." Still, it's interesting and disturbing to see names like Big Brother (who may not have been an actual person), the Little Engine that Could, and Betty Boop.



From the "Absurdly Accurate Truth in Advertising" Files: Warning labels based on the laws of physics. I think the second and third are my favorites.



For those with bitter memories of freshman-year psychobabble: The Brutally Honest Personality Test (hat tip: Wilson). I scored as "Crackpot - INTJ."



Well, I think that's enough for now. Have a great week, everyone!

The (Renaissance) Man

As promised, I've posted some pictures from the da Vinci exhibit. Go, look, enjoy. Comments go here.

And if you're curious, here's a nice list of da Vinci's inventions. I particularly like the automatic turnspit, and was somewhat disappointed not to find it at the exhibit.