Thought Quotient

No sheep in the folds,
No star in the west,
No Babe lulled to sleep
On his young mother’s breast.
But sheep of God’s flock
Straying far from His love,
And a glorified Man
Interceding above.

No gold and no myrrh,
No sweet frankincense,
But the gift of the heart
When the sinner repents.
No music on earth
From the angelic bands;
But the praise and prayer
Of the saved of all lands.

Apart from the Christ -
No joy at His birth,
Though merry and gay
All the feasting on earth;
The candles burn out,
And the feasting is done:
But the glory of Heaven
Shines forth in God’s Son.

- Betty Scott Stam

No matter what you’ve gone through or may be currently going through - you can overcome it in Jesus Christ!

John 16:33

These things I have spoken to you, that in Me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.

This is God’s annual reminder to us - luring us, pulling us, in effect: “Feel the warmth in that light bulb? Smell that tree? See those gifts? Hear those songs? My Son came and died for you. I love you.” All these things familiar are reminders of things essential.

- Charles Swindoll, Insight for Living ministries

Romans 6:23

For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

What are the essentials? The things of this world are important - the economy, the environment, etc. However, our souls are the most important things of all. Even if the things of this world that trouble us were ALL resolved - we’d still be left with the most pressing problem of all: We are all dying and in need of salvation. No economic or environmental policy will remedy that problem. Only God can save us from ourselves. We are helplessly in need. At Christmas we are reminded of the time in recorded human history that God came to not only live among us - but most importantly - to die for us and our sins. That gift of love that He gave is the most important gift ever given. Have you received it?

Alathea teamed back up with producer Matt Stanfield to create Alathea’s first Christmas project. The CD is one of of Alathea’s strongest efforts to date. This is the second record they have recorded with Stanfield and it is very obvious that they have reached a creative comfort level in the studio.

Check out their new myspace page to hear audio from the new Christmas CD:

• www.myspace.com/alatheachristmas

Related Links:

• www.alathea.com
• www.myspace.com/alatheamusic

The battle against hunger and poverty is really a spiritual battle, not a physical or social one as secularists would have us believe.

The only weapon that will ever effectively win the war against disease, hunger, injustice and poverty in Asia is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. To look into the sad eyes of a hungry child or see the wasted life of a drug addict is to see only the evidence of Satan’s hold on this world. All bad things, whether in Asia or America, are his handiwork. He is the ultimate enemy of mankind, and he will do everything within his considerable power to kill and destroy human beings. Fighting this powerful enemy with physical weapons is like fighting an armored tank with stones.

-K.P. Yohannan

Want to find out how you can help? Check out this website:

• Gospel For Asia

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.’