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…
Category: Encouragment
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…
Advent 2022 – Renewed Relationship
It is typical to pull on the many threads of the Christmas story, to look in the stable, follow the shepherds, and wonder at the magi. This year, however, we’re…
Colors of Christmas – Silver
What exactly is the color of silver? Except for some nuance of shading, silver shares its color with chrome and stainless steel. It is easily mimicked by tinsel. (Does…