As we approach 2022, there are many things for us to look forward to as well as remember. We might look forward to a healthy, prosperous, hope-filled year! We can look forward to good things, like spending more quality time with our family, maybe losing a few of those unwanted pounds, a secure job (especially […]
Month: December 2021
Mary Christmas!
No, that’s not a typo. As we blast through these final days before “The Day,” I think we can learn something important from Mary, Martha’s sister. In Luke’s gospel, Jesus heads into Bethany to preach, and is invited by Martha to stay at her house. As you can read in the account (which you can […]
Christmas Lights
We said good-bye to my father-in-law last week. He had lived a wonderful life that touched many, many others with laughter, encouragement, respect, and kindness. I will miss him very much. One of his favorite times of year was Christmas. Born in December and a joyful church-goer, he had many reasons to relish this time […]
Back in Wonder
At this time of year, I have often found myself thinking of how things were when I was a kid. My mother always made the season of Christmas magical for us, putting up decorations and our big tree early, displaying lights all across the front of our house for neighbors (and many others) to enjoy, […]
Giving or Thanks: Which Comes First?
Around this time of year, I sometimes ponder the order of our holidays. Thanksgiving comes before Christmas. I know about the historical significance of Thanksgiving being a time of remembering from whence our bountiful harvest comes – God’s great blessings. But didn’t God give us our greatest gift at Christmas? So, shouldn’t Thanksgiving follow Christmas? […]