Practically James: Get It Done
One day four men built a backyard deck. Two men came from the lofty halls of mechanical engineering, two were mechanics of different stripes. As it turned out the deck…
Category: Encouragment
Fly!
When the years roll from one to the next we often consider the past and wonder about tomorrow. It’s the healthy activity of closing one book and beginning another. Taking…
The Jesus Way – 1 – Introduction
The setting has been imagined ever since Matthew penned his Gospel. A green Galilean mountainside. A crowd of curious everyday people from Galilee, the Ten Cities, Jerusalem, Judea, and beyond…
A Time for What?
The Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes is a head-scratcher. For instance, in Chapter three after the poetic and song-worthy couplets of “for everything there is a season” the writer asks,…
Christmas Kisses
I haven’t realized until recently the uniqueness of my childhood Christmases. My family wasn’t large but long. When I was a child, there were five living generations including four grandparents,…
Christmas 2022 – Love
Love is undoubtedly one of the most confusing words ever coined. Today more than ever. The reason for the confusion is that most don’t really understand it. Is the pinnacle…
Colors of Christmas – Gold
Our final Color of Christmas is gold and its symbolism of value. We may not be paid in gold or use gold at the local store, but the idea of…
A Christmas Fairytale: Meet Sammy
It all began with Christmas. Well, actually, a Christmas tree. Now I know for a fact that there are many kinds of Christmas trees. I don’t mean whether they are…
Christmas 2022 – Purpose and Mission
There’s an old children’s story called “The Prince and the Pauper.” In the Mark Twain story, a prince meets a pauper that shares an uncanny resemblance with him. After sharing…
The Colors of Christmas – Green
From where I sit, it is both strange and understandable that green is a prominent color of Christmas. In one sense, there’s very little green to be seen. Unlike spring,…
Christmas 2022 – Peace and Rest
Woven into the tapestry of the Christmas story are moments of nearly perfect peace punctuated with a chaotic flurry. Mary’s calm during Gabriel’s announcement. A pronouncement that would forever stir…
The Colors of Christmas – Red
Red seems to be everywhere when Christmas comes around. It is the most common color for Santa’s suit thanks to Coca-Cola. Red balls, bows, and lights hang on many Christmas…