Merry Christmas from my crew to yours! I spent an inordinate amount of time trying to entertain you with a Letellier family parody on "The Twelve Days of Christmas." Unfortunately, (or perhaps fortunately!) my creativity was only good for six days worth of parodies. You'll have to work a little … [Read more...] about Merry Christmas 2017
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How to Read the Christmas Story as if for the First Time
Barbara Robinson’s classic novel, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, has been read and performed in classrooms, Sunday school rooms, homes, and community theaters. For 45 years readers have giggled, wondered, and maybe even cried with narrator Beth Bradley as she introduced us to the … [Read more...] about How to Read the Christmas Story as if for the First Time
Ordinary & Useful
For those of us who’ve heard the Christmas story a time or ten thousand, there is a tendency to slide right through Luke 2 this time of year without much thought. There it is again. “In those days a decree went out…” It hasn’t changed since last year -- or for the past two millennia for that … [Read more...] about Ordinary & Useful
A Remarkable Advent: Day 19
Reflection based on Matthew 1:24-25. God had called him the “offspring” and “the seed.” The Psalmists called him the Cornerstone, Deliverer and King. The prophet Isaiah called him the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Prince of Peace. All of those names, plus a host of others … [Read more...] about A Remarkable Advent: Day 19
A Strategic Plan for Black Friday and Advent
Thanksgiving is just 2 days away. Which means the biggest shopping day of the year is just 3 days away. For about 50 reasons that I won’t recount here, I’ve never been much of a shopper. I mean I like spending money, and I like getting new things, I like cute clothes, shoes, and good books. But … [Read more...] about A Strategic Plan for Black Friday and Advent
Show Up in the Dark, Just like Jesus
Sometimes the world seems scrambled. A lot of the time actually. It’s hard to understand why things happen or why they are allowed to happen. I’m regularly taking refuge in this fact: chaos in the world does not mean Christ is not at work. We’re just one calendar flip away from Christmas, and … [Read more...] about Show Up in the Dark, Just like Jesus