O Little Town Of Bethlehem

From a small, nondescript, insignificant town comes the news of a boy being born. Not just any boy but the Savior of the world! Prior to being the birthplace of Jesus it was significant only in that it was also the birthplace of King David.
Through personal experience and observation I have seen that God uses most often the small, nondescript, and insignificant to accomplish incredible things. Even towns. And babies. And poor carpenters and young girls. It was the biggest news headline of the day and was missed by almost everyone. It's still the biggest news headline and it is still missed by too many. And while the little town of Bethlehem has grown up a bit, for we all do, it carries with it today the significance of being the birthplace of the Savior. The amazing news for us is that we can be the home place of the Savior!

O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Sarah McLachlan)
O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Vienna Boys Choir)
O Little Town Of Bethlehem (Nat King Cole)

Comments

Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

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