Month December 2017

Freely received

It's post-Christmas. Beware of how quickly society seeks to bury the manger underneath the mundane. As much as our culture wants Christmas to come, it wants the Christ of Christmas to disappear quickly. We have freely received - again. How can we freely give to keep Christmas alive?

Merry Christmas 2017

After a morning of coffee, breakfast casserole, and opening presents from one another, I’m simply grateful. This is not just another Christmas. Since December 1, I’ve been able to focus each day on advent readings and have worked hard mentally…

A Jesus Christmas

Trite Christmas expressions like "Jesus is the reason for the season" are true - but they lack the power of a personal expression of how much Jesus means to you. Sing. Declare. Proclaim. Here's my own inadequate attempt to point to Jesus this season and to lend a note to the global chorus that Jesus loves me.