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  NO JUDGMENT “Mercy triumphs over judgment.” --I James 2: 13   “Love is a many-splendored thing,” the popular song celebrates. Romantic love arises from the heart and expresses its beauty. St. Paul echoed these sentiments when he described God-like love (agape): “Love is patient; love is kind. Love is not jealous, it does not put on airs, it is not snobbish. Love is never rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not prone to anger; neither does it brood over injuries. Love does not rejoice in what is wrong but rejoices with the truth. There is no limit to love’s forbearance, to its trust, its hope, its power to endure. Love never fails….There are in the end three things that last: faith, hope, and love, and the greatest of these is love.” (I Corinthians 13: 4-13) Love is such a profound, unspeakable mystery, that its definitions often include what it is not. Love is like a beautiful tapestry with many colorful threads. These threads, carefully woven together, are the man...

  LIGHT SHOW “ I am the light of the world. ” --Jesus of Nazareth   “ White Christmas, ” written by Irving Berlin in 1942 and sung by Bing Crosby, is the most popular Christmas song ever. That is surprising, since most of the world never experiences snow at the end of December. The southern hemisphere is bathed in summer warmth, while half of the land north of the equator only experiences a winter chill. LIGHT SHOW THEN Christmas, at its heart, is really a light show. History displays its meaning. We do not know precisely when Jesus was born in Bethlehem. It was not until the fourth century that December 25 th was established as its official date by the Church. That date was set to compete with the pagan feast of the “ Birth of the Invincible Sun. ” Christ was the rising “ Sun of Righteousness. ” December 25 th was four days after the winter solstice, the shortest day of the year. The gradually increasing daylight signified light overcoming darkness. Today we cel...

  Arthur Yavelberg's most recent column in the Arizona Daily Star is a great one for Easter. It is called "New life emerges from the dark." Arthur is author of A Theology for the Rest of Us . Best Indie Book Award Literary Titan Silver Medal For more posts by and about Arthur and his book, click HERE . For more posts about spirituality, click HERE . Sign up for the MSI Press LLC newsletter Follow MSI Press on  Twitter ,  Face Book , and  Instagram .   Interested in publishing with MSI Press LLC? Check out information on  how to submit a proposal . Interested in receiving a free copy of this or any MSI Press LLC book  in exchange for  reviewing  a current or forthcoming MSI Press LLC book? Contact editor@msipress.com. Want an  author-signed copy  of this book? Purchase the book at 25% discount (use coupon code FF25) and concurrently send a written request to orders@msipress.com.