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Emerson Ave. The holidays might just promote the ghostly realm of the supernatural (or paranormal). (Photo by Rick Hinton) Indianapolis, IN 46203 317-784-2255 Christmas: Supernatural or paranormal? AccessMobility.com HAUNTS & JAUNTS a child it was mystery without equal, cul- ity. Maybe it has something to do with minating as Christmas Eve melded into our state of mind, emotions, or even ac- the early morning hours. The evidence ceptance when realizing we don't under- DO YOUR CARPETS By Rick Hinton was in — a half-eaten plate of cookies stand everything, and probably never MAKE YOU SICK? (with crumbs spread around for effect) will. I miss my mother! She really hones “So this is Christmas. And what and a glass of milk not quite finished. in to me at Christmas, yet she has still Experts claim they can! HOLD MO have you done? Another year over. SE LD U Toys were assembled around the tree. yet to visit me — after her death—from O Our deep cleaning And a new one just begun.” Santa had been there! And the feeling, Kentucky to Indiana. That, however, H process provides a Happy Xmas (War Is Over) after awakening, that something beyond doesn't mean she never will. The search hotter, more powerful by John Lennon, 1971 cleaning than dry cleaning the ordinary had occurred while we slept. for the existence of the spiritual world MITES US ST NG or portable devices - at U FU The dictionary also states, “Relating will continue, trying to make sense of D 200 degrees, bugs and It's the holidays, and sometimes you to God; miraculous or divine. something “out of the ordinary.” It might germs don’t stand just have to do it: grab the dictionary This past Sunday, Elevation Church's be Santa ... it should be Jesus ... it could a chance. off the shelf and spend some time leaf- Pastor Tony Smith spoke of “no room be ghosts. Maybe you haven't experi- ing through thin pages to a couple of at the inn” and how baby Jesus started enced any of these for yourself, yet that Call words that have remained a question: his sojourn on earth. Placed in a man- doesn't make it any less plausible. Your today! 786-8378 Webster's dictionary defines paranor- ger at a stable meant for animals outside time may not have come. mal as “Not scientifically explainable; of Bethlehem, it was no coincidence ... As with the supernatural aspects outside the realm of normal knowledge no random choice of fate. It was meant of Santa, and certainly the validation or description.” Supernatural, however, to be! This is the season we recognize there is a God and Jesus dwelt among Wilson is more detailed, “Relating to an order the birth of our Lord and Savior, Jesus us for a short time, it is, after all, a Carpet Care of existence beyond the visible universe; Christ. If His birth, and relatively short big mysterious world out there! Don't departing from what is usual or normal, walk upon this earth, His death and res- turn your mind off to the possibilities! Satisfaction guaranteed or your money back so as to appear to transcend the laws of urrection is not supernatural in nature, Merry Christmas! nature; attributed to an invisible agent then I don't know what is! His infinite love, patience and blessings, consis- existing outside the forces of nature.” Rick Hinton, a Southport resident, WINTER CLEANING SPECIAL Two descriptions of the same thing.