Welsh Rarebit: Unbelievably Good 250 Year Old Cheese Toast!

 

 

 

 

Townsends explores the history of Welsh Rarebit, a hearty
and thrifty 18th century cheese dish for cold winter evenings!

 

Unbelievable Good 250 Year Old Cheese Toast
Welsh Rarebit
(December 28, 2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday Meditation: For Thy Mercy And Thy Grace

 

 

 

 "All creatures look to You to give them their food in due season.  When You give it
to them, they gather up; when You open Your hand, they are satisfied with good things."
(Psalm 104:27-28)

 

 

Red Cardinal 
Image courtesy/Dreamstime.com

 

For Thy mercy and Thy grace

Constant through another year,

Hear our song of thankfulness

Jesus, our Redeemer hear.

 

Lo! our sins on Thee we cast,

Thee, our perfect sacrifice;

And, forgetting all the past,

Press towards our glorious prize. 

 

Dark the future: let Thy light

Guide us, bright and morning Star:

Fierce our foes, and hard the fight;

Arm us, Savior, for the war. 

 

In our weakness and distress,

Rock of strength, be Thou our stay;

In the pathless wilderness

Be our true and living Way. 

 

Keep us faithful, keep us pure,

Keep us evermore Thine own;

Help, O help us to endure;

Fit us for the promised crown. 

 

So within Thy palace gate

We shall praise, on golden strings,

Thee the only potentate,

Lord of lords, and King of kings. 

 

"For Thy Mercy and Thy Grace"
(1841)
Henry Downton 
(1818-1885)
English clergyman and hymn writer

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dr. Charles Stanley: Surviving Our Present Culture

 

 

 

 

 Dr. Charles Stanley explains that Christians fall into two categories.
There are those who are committed followers of Jesus and there are
those who are self-centered and  carnal-minded having become
entangled in the present culture we live in today.

 

Surviving Our Present Culture
Dr. Charles Stanley/In Touch Ministries
(Uploaded July 2, 2022)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FORGOTTEN HISTORY: The True Story of Slavery They Never Taught You

 

 

 

 Host Mike Droberg unravels the long and tragic history of slavery,
which did not begin in America or in Europe. It was not confined to any
single race.  Long before the Atlantic slave trade, slavery existed across
Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas. Empires rose on it.
Religions regulated it.  Entire civilizations normalized it. 

The True Story Of Slavery They Never Taught You
FORGOTTEN HISTORY
(December 27, 2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ministry Update: Amazing Be'er Sheva Outreach/The Wells Of Salvation

 

 

 

 "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government will be
 upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
(Isaiah 9:6)

Please pray for the continuing success of brother Zev's street ministry,
 as he proclaims the good news of salvation through Yeshua Ha'Mashiach
 to his fellow Jews in Israel.

Amazing Be'er Sheva Outreach
The Wells of Salvation
Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches
messiah ofisrael
(December 27, 2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday Poetry Corner: People, Look East

 

 

 

"You set all the boundaries of the earth; You made the summer and winter." 
(Psalm 74:17)

 

Winter Sunrise Beauty
Image courtesy/StockCake

 

People, look east.  The time is near

Of the crowning of the year.

Make your house fair as you are able,

Trim the hearth and set the table.

People, look east and sing today:

Love, the guest, is on the way. 

Furrows, be glad. Though earth is bare,

One more seed is planted there:

Give up your strength the seed to nourish,

That in course the flower may flourish.

People, look east and sing today:

Love, the rose, is on the way.

Birds, though you long have ceased to build,

Guard the nest that must be filled.

Even the hour when wings are frozen

God for fledging time has chosen.

People, look east and sing today:

Love, the bird, is on the way. 

Stars, keep the watch. When night is dim

One more light the bowl shall brim,

Shining beyond the frosty weather,

Bright as sun and moon together.

People, look east and sing today:

Love, the star, is on the way. 

Angels, announce with shouts of mirth

Christ who brings new life to earth.

Set every peak and valley humming

With the word, the Lord is coming.

People, look east and sing today:

Love, the Lord, is on the way. 

 

"People, Look East"
(1928)
Originally titled, "Carol of Advent"
Eleanor Farjeon
(1881-1965)
English writer and poetess

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Governor Murphy's Christmas Eve Parting Shot

 

  

 

"So God created man in His own image; in the image of God
He created him; male and female He created them."
(Genesis 1:27) 

 

"In His Own Image"
Beth Sweigard
Image courtesy/eBay

 

 As he prepares to leave the office of Governor of the State of New Jersey,
Phil Murphy chose Christmas Eve, the night when Christians around the world
remember the birth of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, to further advance
his administration's pro-infanticide agenda.

While we could hardly expect a message of "peace on earth, goodwill to men"
 from the mouth of an abortion extremist, it also should not come as a surprise
 that he announced a $22 million dollar funding commitment to' protect and grow'
access to abortion through what his administration calls the "Reproductive
Health Access Fund" an abortion slush fund designed to funnel
 taxpayer dollars to abortion providers.

According to Marie Tasy, President of New Jersey Right To Life, Murphy
used this announcement to further boast that during his eight years in office,
his administration has directed a whopping $268 million in taxpayer funds
to the abortion mills of Planned Parenthood, thus rewarding 
his most loyal political constituency. 

Mrs. Tasy decried Murphy's announcement as deeply offensive. 
Furthermore,  I agree with her that Christmas Eve should be a time of 
personal reflection, of reverence, and a celebration of life, especially
the life of the baby boy born in Bethlehem.

The announcement of more money for more abortions on Christmas Eve,
 while perhaps not intentional, nevertheless seems like a mockery of the One 
 who came so that we may have life and have it in all it's fullness.

Murphy's self-righteous pride and arrogance reminds me of two pivotal scenes
 from a popular Christmas story about another prideful, arrogant, and selfish man... 

 

Ghost Of Christmas Present's Darker Side
Werebat
(Uploaded December 21, 2011)

 

Charles Dickens' famous miser Ebenezer Scrooge was a tough nut to crack,
a worldly man of finance who took little notice of the suffering and misery
of others, however, when faced with the prospect of his own death, 
forsaken by all who knew him and soon forgotten, he chose life.
  

 "He became as good a friend, as good a master,  and as good a man, as the 
good old city knew..." especially in regards to Tiny Tim Cratchit, who did
 not die, but grew into a strong and healthy boy, thanks to the kindness
 and generosity of his newly found friend and uncle "Scrooge".

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Flashback Friday: Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer

 "Grandma got run over by a reindeer
Walkin' home from our house Christmas Eve,
You can say there's no such thing as Santa,
But as for me and Grandpa we believe..."

 

Image courtesy/Wikipedia

 

 Although this holiday novelty song was first performed in 1979 by
 American country singer Elmo Earl "Dr. Elmo" Shropshire and his first
 wife, Patsy, the first time I heard the tale of eggnog tipsy Grandma's
collision in the snow with Santa's sleigh was at Christmastime in
  1984, when this offbeat record became a surprise hit in America,
 played on radio stations from coast-to-coast.  

The song was later made into an animated television special in 2000,
  although toned down for younger viewers, with Santa Claus
 taking Grandma back to the North Pole with him
 after she develops amnesia from the accident.

Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
(1984)
Elmo & PatsyVEVO
(Uploaded August 12, 2011)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What Is A Zionist, Really? The Truth Hidden On Mount Zion

 

 

 

 Shabbat Shalom, Eretz Israel!

Sabbath Blessings & God's Peace To All! 

 

 What "Zionist" really means and why its not what many think!

 

What Is A Zionist, Really?
The Truth Hidden On Mount Zion
Lev Haolam
(December 25, 2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lamb Of God I Look To Thee

 

 

 

 

 "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world."
(John 1:29)

 

L'Innocence
(1893)
William Adolphe Bouguereau
 (1825-1905)
French academic painter

 

 

 

 

 

 Lamb of God, I look to Thee;

 

Thou shalt my example be;

 

Thou art gentle, meek, and mild;

 

Thou wast once a little child. 

 

Lord, I would be as Thou art;

 

Give me Thine obedient heart;

 

Thou are pitiful and kind,

 

Let me have Thy loving mind. 

 

Let me, above all, fulfill

 

God my heav'nly Father's will;

 

Never His good Spirit grieve;

 

Only to His glory live. 

 

 

 

"Lamb Of God, I Look To Thee"
(1742)
Charles Wesley
(1707-1788)
English Anglican cleric and principal
leader of the Methodist movement, Wesley
was a prolific hymn writer who wrote over
6,500 hymns during his lifetime.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pastor Jack Hibbs: Does God Still Do Miracles?

 

 

 

 

 Pastor Jack Hibbs asks, "Does God still do miracles?  How about signs
and wonders and people who are actively seeking them?"  How do these
things coincide with the Gospel and what Jesus told us?

 

Does God Still Do Miracles?
Real Life With Jack Hibbs
(December 25, 2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day

 

 

"Suddenly, there was with the angel a great company of the heavenly host,
praising God and saying, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace,
good will towards men." 
(Luke 2:13-24) 

 

Image courtesy/Magnolia Box

 

 I heard the bells on Christmas day

Their old familiar carols play,

And wild and sweet the words repeat

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

 

And thought how, as the day had come,

The belfries of all Christendom

Had rolled along th' unbroken song

Of peace on earth, good will to men. 

 

Till ringing, singing on it way

The world revolved from night to day,

A voice, a chime, a chant sublime

Of peace on earth, good will to men.

 And in despair I bowed my head

"There is no peace on earth," I said,

"For hate is strong and mocks the song

Of peace on earth, good will to men." 

Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:

"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep;

The wrong shall fail, the right prevail

With peace on earth, good will to men."

 

"I heard The Bells On Christmas Day"
(1863)
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
(1807-1882)
American poet and educator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How Cowboys Spent Christmas On The Trail / Surprising Traditions Of The 1800's

 

 

 

 America's favorite cowboy cook Kent Rollins tells how cowboys celebrated
 Christmas on the trail,  from holiday traditions celebrated in the cow camps,
 to food cooked around the chuck wagon during winter cattle drives.

 Often far from home and family, cowboys found special meaning
 in sharing simple meals, stories, faith, and fellowship.

 

How Cowboys Spent Christmas On The Trail/
Surprising Traditions Of The 1800's
Cowboy Kent Rollins
(December 24, 2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wednesday's Word: Immanuel/ God With Us

 

 

 

"Therefore the Lord Himself will give a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child
and give birth to a Son and will call Him Immanuel. "
(Isaiah 7:14)

 

Light of Love
Mark Missman
American artists
 Image courtesy/Fine Art Canvas

 

 

 

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
(2008)
Carrie Underwood
Uploaded by Arista
(December 12, 2019)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Biblical Mystery Explained: What Michael The Archangel Did to Lucifer Over Moses’ Body Will Shock You!

 

 

 "Yet Michael the archangel when contending with the devil he disputed
about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation,
but said, "The Lord rebuke thee."
(Jude 1:9)

 

 On the top of Mt. Nebo, on the edge of the Promised Land,  the greatest prophet of Israel
 took his last breath.  But his story did not end there.  In one of the most mysterious
and overlooked passage of Scripture, Michael the Archangel confronts the 
enemy of the souls of mankind, Satan, over the body of Moses.

 

 

What Michael The Archangel Did To Lucifer
Over Moses' Body Will Shock You
Power of Wisdom
(August 16, 2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Song Of The Pine Tree Fairy

 

 

 A tall, tall tree is the pine tree,

With its trunk of bright red brown-

The red of the merry squirrels

Who go scampering up and down.

 

 

The Pine Tree Fairy
Image courtesy/Flower Fairies

 

 

 There are cones on the tall, tall Pine tree,

With its needles sharp and green;

Small seeds in the cones are hidden,

And they ripen there unseen.

 

The elves play games with the squirrels

At the top of the tall, tall, tree,

Throwing cones for the squirrels to nibble-

I wish I were there to see!

 

"The Song Of The Pine Tree Fairy"
Illustration & poem by
Cecily Mary Barker
(1895-1973)
English Christian illustrator
and poetess
Official portrait painter of the
Famous Flower Fairies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Avi Lipkin's Middle East Update

 

 

 

 

 The latest behind-the-headlines information with unique perspective on Israel
  and the Middle East from author/speaker and former Knesset member Avi Lipkin.

 

 

Avi Lipkin's Middle East Update
Avi Lipkin
(December 23, 2025)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tuesday Bible Study With Les Feldick: Christ's Earthly Ministry

 

 

 "For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the government
will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor,
Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.  Of the increase of
His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the
throne of David and over His kingdom, to establish and sustain it
with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore.
The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this."
(Isaiah 9:6-7)

 

Les and Iris Feldick
Image courtesy/Through The Bible With Les Feldick Newletter

 

 

Les continues his walk through the Bible, teaching us how
to connect the dots of Scripture.

 

Christ's Earthly Ministry/Part One
(1994)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(Uploaded December 7, 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christ's Earthly Ministry/Part Two

(1994)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(Uploaded December 7, 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christ's Earthly Ministry/Part Three

(1994)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(Uploaded December 7, 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christ's Earthly Ministry/Part Four

(1994)
Les Feldick Ministries-Official Site
(Uploaded December 7, 2018)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We Bring You A “Figgy Pudding”

 

 

 

 "So bring us some figgy pudding,

So bring us some figgy pudding,

So bring us some figgy pudding,

and a cup of good cheer!"
"We Wish You A Merry Christmas"
English folk song

 So, what exactly is "Figgy Pudding"?   

Chef Jon Townsends bakes his own version of this
festive 18th century English Christmas treat!

 

We Bring You A "Figgy Pudding"
Townsends
(December 21, 2025)

 

"Good tidings we bring to you and your kin,

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday Meditation: All Of You Who Walked In Darkness

 

 

 

 "The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living
in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned."
(Isaiah 9:2)

 

 

The Holy Night (The Nativity)
(1655)
Carlo Maratta
(1625-1713)
Italian Baroque painter
Image courtesy/Pixels/Fine Art America

 

 

All of you who walked in darkness

Who have known the fear of night-

Now rejoice and sing with gladness;

Come and see the wondrous light!

God has lifted your tears to songs,

Lifting burdens, righting wrongs.

God sent us a tiny boy

Bringing hope and peace and joy.

In one little baby's birth,

God knelt down to love the earth. 

Still Christ comes to save God's people,

Still He comes to those oppressed.

To the folks who toil and struggle,

God has sent the very best. 

To the young and to the old,

To the homeless, tired and cold,

To the lost, to those who mourn,

To the world, a Child is born.

In one little baby's birth,

God knelt down to love the earth. 

 

In this time of celebration,

May we show what life can be,

As we care for God's creation,

As we serve the Prince of Peace.

Seeking justice everywhere,

Lifting burdens others bear,

May we gladly serve and pray-

Knowing why we live this way: 

In one little baby's birth,

God knelt down to love the earth. 

 

"All Of You Who Walked In Darkness"
(2012)
Carolyn Winfrey Gillette
(1961- )
Hymn writer and former co-pastor 
of the First Presbyterian Church
Pitman, New Jersey

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)

 

 

 

 

 If there was one man who was born to sing praises to the Lord 
 it was the legendary Elvis Presley.  I love this song!  I pray he
   and his daughter Lisa Marie have found peace in the valley.

 

(There'll Be) Peace In The Valley (For Me)
(1957)
The Essential Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
SBME Strategic Marketing Group
(Uploaded January 15, 2017)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sunday Night In Uncle Walt's Vault: The Night Before Christmas

 

 

 

 "Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house,
not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse..."
-Clement C. Moore

 

Image courtesy/Pinterest

 

 In this delightful holiday Silly Symphony from 1933, Santa enlists
the help of the toys he has brought with him to help decorate a 
Christmas tree in a house full of sleeping children.

 Loosely based on the famous Clement C. Moore 1823 poem,
"A Visit From St. Nicholas" later known as "The Night Before Christmas"
this happy little film was originally titled, "Santa's Toys".

 

 

The Night Before Christmas
(1933)
Walt Disney Productions
Released by United Artists
Uploaded by RETRO CARTOONS
(June 4, 2023)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

God Hath Spoken By His Prophets

 

 

"I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last,
the Beginning and the End."
(Revelation: 22:31) 

 

I Am
(2015)
Keith Goodson
Image courtesy/Fine Art America

 

God hath spoken by His prophets,

Spoken His unchanging Word,

Each from age to age proclaiming

God, the One, the righteous Lord;

'Mid the world's despair  and turmoil,

One firm anchor holdeth fast;

God is King, His throne eternal,

God the first and God the last.

 

 

"The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.
We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son
from the Father, full of grace and truth."
(John 1:14 )

 

Adoration Of The Shepherds
(1770)
Anton Raphael Mengs
(1728-1779)
German Neoclassical Painter
Image courtesy/Wikipedia

 

 

God hath spoken by Christ Jesus,

the Everlasting Son,

Brightness of the Father's glory,

With the Father ever one;

Spoken by the Word Incarnate,

God of God, ere time began,

Light of Light, to earth descending,

Man, revealing God to man.

 

 

"No eye has seen, nor ear has heard, no heart has imagined, what God
has prepared for those who love Him.  But God has revealed it to us by
the Spirit.  The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God."
(1 Corinthians 2:9-10 )

 

 

Holy Spirit
Image courtesy/Pinterest

 

 

 God yet speaketh by His Spirit,

Speaketh to the hearts of men,

In the age-long Word expounding

God's own message, now as then;

Through the rise and fall of nations,

One sure faith yet standing fast,

God abides, His Word unchanging,

God the first, and God the last.

Amen 

 

 

"God Hath Spoken By His Prophets"
(1953)
George Wallace Briggs
(1875-1959)
English hymn writer and Anglican clergyman