Author Archives: Dale Burkholder

Today we take a moment to breathe and relax as Bob Walters takes the very familiar tune of What child is this creates this beautiful arrangement.

Complete with echoes off the hills we continue the celebration of Christmas from last week into the new year and beyond…

It is amazing how often things happen at midnight. Here we are on the brink of a new year and reflecting on that midnight many years ago in Bethlehem. Keep the spirit of Christmas into the new year.

Our video today is various nativity scenes with the ever fun to play “Sing we now of Christmas” this time arranged by Jason W. Krug

I have used this arrangement as the postlude for Christmas Eve service for the past several years (This year also). Today the nutcrackers are guarding the manger (I bet they never said that in the Sunday School pagent)….

Today is a “forgotten” Sunday. This is actually Christmas Sunday (and Day 3 of Christmas in 2020). Today we read the story of Simeon and Anna who waiting their whole life for the Saviour.

Today I am highlighting the little known carol “The Friendly Beasts” and the unknown animal at the manger…

Merry Christmas. I hope your day is filled with joy and happiness. Here is 3 minutes (actually 2 minutes and 56 seconds) of Christmas songs….

Merry Christmas from Epworth United Church

Is it Christmas yet? Not until I hear O Come all ye faithful. This to me is THE Christmas hymn. John Carter has us dancing to the manger today. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Today is the Second Sunday of Advent and our attention … Continue reading →