A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. Isaiah 11:1 Who is Jesus and what is the meaning of Christmas? That is a question we often hear from the pulpit in the Christmas season. We may also wonder that ourselves when we think about how we…
Read the full article in the Tiqvah Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 4 (Oct – Dec 2023). Click this link to view Christmas Caroling Music has been a staple of Christmas celebrations around the world. There are the solemn choirs at Kings College, Christmas songs filling the stores across America after Thanksgiving, or high-energy caroling rounds…
Read the full article in the Tiqvah Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 4 (Oct – Dec 2023). Click this link to view The Christmas Tree Decorating a Christmas tree is a common tradition around the world now. It had its origins in Central Europe, where an evergreen tree, such as a pine tree is cut down…
Read the full article in the Tiqvah Magazine, Volume 1, Issue 4 (Oct – Dec 2023). Click this link to view Introduction So where do the traditions of the Christmas season come from? Today, many people in the Mar Thoma parishes participate in a variety of cultural Christmas activities. In Kerala, some practices adopted from…
What is the place of spiritual development in our life? For most Christians, from a young age they are taught in the ways of Christian spirituality and faith development. At the point of adulthood, it is necessary that they are able to carry on the faith practices that they learned in their younger years in…
As we enter the Autumn Season and near Winter, the lawns outside many homes become decorated for Halloween. Witches, ghosts, and skeletons appear with ever-increasing realism each Halloween season. Halloween has its origins in European paganism. Christian encounters with those traditions led to a make-over. Modern observations around the world are usually non-religious although some…
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