I was working on the short message for our Christmas Eve service and was struck again about how that familiar  section in the Gospel of Luke starts. It simply says that at that time the Roman emperor,...  Read More

I was at church and after I was attacked, I was left dazed and bleeding. I never saw it coming. Well, if you  want to be picky about details…I ran into a closed sliding glass door! We had a busy Sunda...  Read More

When we decorate our house for Christmas, we have several houses and settings where votive candles were  used. We had to always be careful where we placed them and never let that open flame be allowed...  Read More

I got a text the other day and it was a picture of a receipt from a restaurant. And the text said that someone had  bought this young couple breakfast. The waitress brought them the credit card receip...  Read More

There is a story that has popped up around Christmas time for years…and I love it. It is about a kid who is in  the second grade, and he was one of the slower ones in the class. His name was Eddie and...  Read More

 I ran across an old “Peanuts” comic strip recently. It takes place after Christmas and Linus has invited Charlie  Brown over to see what he got for Christmas. He says “See, just like I told you. Look...  Read More