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Shepherds.

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When I think of shepherds I imagine shepherds just like the ones that I read about in the Bible. I can imagine other things like nice dogs, shepherd's pie but when I close my eyes, I see those men in front of me with their rod and their packed lunch. What do you think of when you hear the word shepherd? Shepherds were watching over their flocks, day and night. Same kind of routine, leading their sheep, keeping them safe, watching over them, continuing to count. Run after a sheep that has got lost. I read somewere that Shepherds were not treated with all the dignity and respect many other professions had. In fact, it was above the lowest common denominator in the ancient world. Some said about shepherds, "you hope your daughter wouldn't marry one". If something got missing, people used to say: Check with the shepherds they might "have" it. To be a shepherd was, lonely, cold at night, not well paid and dirty. One cold and lonely night in the...

Advent

Christmas, Advent! We are in that season now. Many of us are not aware of what Christmas or Advent really means. Christmas is the biggest celebration all over the world. It's the longest as well. Christmas is celebrated for one month, if you want to celebrate it properly but for some, like our international pastor it is a celebration for around 3 months! He starts singing Christmas hymns and "thinks" Christmas in September. Christmas is a very special time of the year. It doesn't matter how you celebrate it , you can't really miss that it is Christmas. You see that out on the streets, in newspapers and magazines, on TV and you hear it on radio, Christmas is everywhere! I as a Christian believer of course know that Jesus is the reason for the season , but if you disagree or do not know that, I would like to tell you that: There is a purpose of Christmas, not the purpose of "shop till you drop", or do "Santa or Frosty the snowman" re...