Amid the Blue Ridge Mountains, the latest edition of North Carolina's biannual gathering prepares to bring together diverse musical artists from across the globe
As New York City continues to emerge from the dark days of the pandemic that sent it reeling well into the early spring of this year, a new effort has been put forth led by local artists and design studios to help the city’s eight million residents reconnect via a series of public installations.
The Urban Conga, HIVE Public Space, and Long Island City Partnership have created a vibrant and interactive installation in Long Island City, New York.
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Sunday: Lying in a Feeding Trough
The fullness of time had come. For thousands upon thousands of years, God’s people waited for the coming of the greater son of David, the Messiah-King of Israel. The promised Prince of Peace. And now, their prophets’ wildest, God-wrought dreams finally materialized as angel choirs announced,
The King is here! Born this very day.
In the Messiah’s arrival, we marvel at but expect an angel of the Lord to proclaim it. We gape at but expect a whole army of angels to burst into praise. We might even expect this proclamation to ring through royal halls or in the temple anywhere other than some obscure field near Bethlehem . to shepherds.