I love Christmas and I loved it as a kid! I remember waiting and looking at our tree and any presents we might  have under that tree for what seemed like an eternity. But Christmas would come and just...  Read More

 At our Christmas Eve service last night, I shared a memory from a Christmas Eve so many years ago. That  night we sang the traditional songs, heard the Christmas message and then all of us left the b...  Read More

I was up late last night working, and I took a break and went out into the family room where there is a silhouette  of the manger scene, lighted by some battery powered votive type candles. It was qui...  Read More

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