Today is Christmas and I’m alone. No family get-together. No gift exchange. No big meal. No jingle belling or singing carols around the piano. But don’t feel sorry for me. I’m in my jammies, watching
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The Most Glorious Christmas Day
December 2019 ~ Central Florida. Most northerners know winter takes on a whole new meaning in Florida. There’s no snow. No sleet. No winter coats and hats—and sometimes no temps below hot. That means we
Read moreChristmas Kookie
“The problem with Christianity is always the Christian, never the Christ.” My Pastor drilled this perspective into my head before ordaining me as a prison minister some fifteen years ago. Never is this more apparent
Read moreLetter From Santa or God: Free Worldwide Delivery
A letter from Santa keeps the Christmas magic alive! Scrolling through email, a subject line caught my attention. “Great Christmas Gift Idea: Letters from Santa.” It piqued my interest enough to take a further look.
Read moreTwo Types of Hope
If there’s one thing in short supply these days, it’s hope. Politicians promise, but fail to deliver on their promises. Family members make commitments, but disappoint us. Terrorists strike with seeming impunity. Jobs are scarce,
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The man, Jesus. I love the visual of Jesus reaching out to His disciples. With outstretched arms, He called them by name. “John. Peter. Paul. Come, follow Me.” And one by one they ran—with reckless
Read moreThe Turning Darkness
I drive in the dark a lot right now. If you live in the northern part of the northern hemisphere, you probably do too. But even if you’re in a sunny clime right now, I
Read moreYule Fuel
I’m a delivery man. I bring stuff to your doorstep. If there’s no visible house number it casts me into the role of wise man, searching for signs and wonders. I found the dahlia lady’s
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But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, are only a small village among all the people of Judah. Yet a ruler of Israel will come from you, one whose origins are from the distant past. Micah 5:2
Read moreWhen Does Giving Stop?
Christmas is the season of giving. We all know that, and even the stingiest of Grinches might hand out presents or toss a few coins into a bell-ringer’s bucket. We spend more than we can
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