I get it. You’re way past New Year’s resolutions. That hype went out of style when cassette tapes were the top option in cars and, in the day, trucks were trucks in that they didn’t have posh back row seating or such fancy things as electronic windows and door locks….
I write this first column on Christmas night because by the time this goes to print some of you have kicked your farm-grown Christmas tree to the curb, or, without a proper parting, will unceremoniously leave the green beauty in the woods where it came from as soon as all…
“And Joseph named him Jesus.” — Matthew 1:25b According to babycenter.com, the top baby boy names in 2017 are Jackson, Liam, Noah and Aiden. Nothing there should surprise you, but did you know Jesus was a common name when the Son of God was born? It’s true. A lot of…
He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands. —Luke 1:53 Two Christmas cards arrived by mail today. One had the word J O Y across its front in glossy red letters. The other was a montage of photos of a toddler. In…
“So the baby will be born holy…”— Luke 1:35b If we consider all babies are born holy, what difference would we see in the world? If all babies are born holy, what love would grow in places where there is no love at all? When called to love our neighbor…
When the baby was eight days old, they all came for the circumcision ceremony. They wanted to name him Zechariah, after this father. But Elizabeth said, “No! His name is John!”—Luke 1:59 Elizabeth and Zechariah have the tremendous task of naming their newborn son. Culture tells them to name the…
