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Home for the Holidays
Blyth musician Kathryn Peach hosted her own Christmas concert at Memorial Hall on Sunday
with the help of Wingham musician Scott Chow and, for part of the show, a full band. Peach
said she was inspired when her friend and neighbour Annie Sparling took to the stage two
Christmases ago and hoped to do the same. The lower level of Memorial Hall was full for
Peach, whose powerful voice entertained all in attendance. (Shawn Loughlin photo)
Be present at Christmas: Dow
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Being addicted to the phone kills
attention to the face.
Stafford and her daughter agreed
upon some limits to technology use.
Positive results ensued: "I noticed
she was more present in main areas
of the house, accepting our
invitations to participate in games,
cooking and conversation. Her
disposition was cheerful, more
relaxed and fun -loving. She began
taking walks outside with her music,
often inviting me to go along." More
present, more with others, more
alive.
Jesus' words to His disciples upon
His ascension at the close of
Matthew's gospel underscore this
purpose of His coming: "And surely
I am with you always, to the very
end of the age" Or as another well -
loved carol (probably my personal
favourite) "Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" puts it: "Veiled in flesh the
Godhead see, Hail th'Incarnate
Deity, Pleased as Man with man to
dwell, Jesus our Immanuel"
But Jesus Christ did not come
simply to be with us humans in our
sinful condition — He remained
sinless Himself (Hebrews 4:15). He
identified with us, sharing in our
human condition, but for a
redemptive purpose. "Since the
children have flesh and blood, he too
shared in their humanity so that by
his death he might destroy him who
holds the power of death — that is,
the devil — and free those who all
their lives were held in slavery by
their fear of death" (Hebrews 2:14-
15) Jesus our high priest was able to
sympathize with our weaknesses yet
also became "the source of eternal
salvation for all who obey him."
(Hebrews 4:15; 5:8)
C.S. Lewis wrote a great
illustration that involved children
amusing themselves by playing in
the mud. "We are half-hearted
creatures, fooling about with drink
and sex and ambition when infinite
joy is offered us, like an ignorant
child who wants to go on making
mud pies in a slum because he
cannot imagine what is meant by the
offer of a holiday at the sea. We are
far too easily pleased."
Jesus walked the dusty streets of
Judea like any other peasant, but (if
we will trust Him) He did not leave
us as sinners hopelessly playing in
the mud. He is present with us, but
He is also our Priest. A couple of
verses before attaching the label of
"Emmanuel", Matthew records in a
heavenly messenger's words the
redemptive significance of the
Son of God's more direct name:
"She will give birth to a son, and
you are to give him the name
Jesus, because he will save his
people from their sins" (Mt 1:21)
Local Christian Reformed Church
pastor Gary van Leeuwen made a
good observation along this line in a
discussion lately on social media.
"Jesus, as the second person of the
eternal Trinity, through whom all
things were created, understands us
better than we understand ourselves,
and he did so even before he came to
this earth... He is the Lamb of God
who took our place."
He was born, not in a king's
palace, nor even in a middle-class
home, but in a stable. Born in a barn!
You'd have thought we might have
afforded a warmer welcome for God
Incarnate. But as the Holy Lamb of
God, perhaps a stable is peculiarly
appropriate. Merry Christmas!
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Three projects have been
approved for Huron Heritage Fund
grants, including the Huron Pioneer
Thresher and Hobby Association.
Elizabeth French -Gibson
addressed the applications last week
at Huron County Council's Dec. 13
committee of the whole meeting,
saying that due to the uptake in the
year's earlier application period,
only $14,750 remained in the fund
for the year.
Renovations to the Kingsbridge
Centre, particularly its stained glass
windows, and the publishing of the
East Ashfield History Book both
received grants of $5,000, while the
Threshers received $4,750.
French -Gibson was asked why the
Threshers received the slightly lower
amount of the three applications and
she said that in the regulations for
awarding grants, organizations that
have received a grant in the last three
years should not be weighted as
heavily as those that have not. She
said that the Threshers had recently
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