Christmas Eve
Imagine walking through your front door and inhaling the mouth-watering aroma of Christmas turkey roasting in the oven...
24
Dec
23
Dec
A Lesson From Mary
In the Christmas story in Luke chapter 2, just look at what Mary does. After the shepherds came racing to the stable, hands waving, all...
22
Dec
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Ask people just who baby Jesus is, and you'll be surprised at the answers you hear. What child is this? Well, think of the answers people in the Bible...
19
Dec
Be Holy
It was only our high school madrigal choir singing a Gregorian chant. But the beautiful, haunting discords and harmonies in the minor keys swelled my...
18
Dec
A Laughing Lord?
The Son of Man was completely and utterly human, which means of course that he experienced the entire range of human emotions—emotions untainted by sin...
16
Dec
Hear the Angels Sing
There’s a good reason why I love that Christmas Carol, It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. It’s the 3rd verse: "O you beneath life's crushing load...
15
Dec
Third Sunday of Advent
I don’t know about you, but all the Christmas shopping ads seem trivial in light of the current events we’ve seen in recent months. Natural disasters...
9
Dec
Steward Your Suffering
Vicki is my quadriplegic friend who is quite the warrior. She has a hard life, but for her, enduring tough trials with a hard-fought-for smile...
8
Dec
Second Sunday of Advent
Every year I pride myself on keeping the month of December clear in my Planner. I’ll glance over on my desk and admire all those white blocks...
1
Dec
First Sunday of Advent
Are you wondering what this whole Advent journey is about and why it begins on such a mournful note? Well, it’s simple… How could we possibly appreciate...
