-
Recent Comments
-
Recent Posts
- Repost: In Search of Higher Education, Part 1 ~ A Place to Start
- In Search of Higher Education, Part 1 ~ A Place to Start
- Turning the Tables on Phoebe ~ Another Reminder for Mother’s Day
- Dealing with Uncertain Certainties, Part 3 ~ The Rest of the Story
- Dealing with Uncertain Certainties, Part 2 ~ A Different Kind of Business Plan
Archives
Categories
- Cultural Context (11)
- Devotional (209)
- Exclusivity (13)
- Faith and Politics (142)
- Faith, Family, and Culture (424)
- Forgiveness (108)
- Guest Posts (11)
- Holidays (163)
- Christmas (40)
- Easter (33)
- Father's Day (9)
- Graduations (1)
- Halloween (5)
- July 4 – Independence Day (10)
- Labor Day (9)
- Memorial Day (8)
- Mother's Day (9)
- New Year's (16)
- Thanksgiving (16)
- Valentine’s Day (14)
- Veterans Day (2)
- Humor Turned to Insight (62)
- In the News (166)
- Insights (505)
- Marriage and Family (17)
- Right Side Up (402)
- Series Topics (25)
- Wake Up Calls (264)
Visitors
- 58,017 Views
-
Recent Posts
- Repost: In Search of Higher Education, Part 1 ~ A Place to Start
- In Search of Higher Education, Part 1 ~ A Place to Start
- Turning the Tables on Phoebe ~ Another Reminder for Mother’s Day
- Dealing with Uncertain Certainties, Part 3 ~ The Rest of the Story
- Dealing with Uncertain Certainties, Part 2 ~ A Different Kind of Business Plan
Recent Comments
Archives
Categories
- Cultural Context (11)
- Devotional (209)
- Exclusivity (13)
- Faith and Politics (142)
- Faith, Family, and Culture (424)
- Forgiveness (108)
- Guest Posts (11)
- Holidays (163)
- Christmas (40)
- Easter (33)
- Father's Day (9)
- Graduations (1)
- Halloween (5)
- July 4 – Independence Day (10)
- Labor Day (9)
- Memorial Day (8)
- Mother's Day (9)
- New Year's (16)
- Thanksgiving (16)
- Valentine’s Day (14)
- Veterans Day (2)
- Humor Turned to Insight (62)
- In the News (166)
- Insights (505)
- Marriage and Family (17)
- Right Side Up (402)
- Series Topics (25)
- Wake Up Calls (264)
Meta
Category Archives: Holidays
Resurrection Sunday ~ Bringing Goodness Back to Life
Easter 2024 arrives at a time when it seems like evil has been granted an open invitation to invade our lives in one way or another every moment of every day. Grief, loss, pain, suffering, anger, and fear have grown … Continue reading
Posted in Devotional, Easter, Faith, Family, and Culture, Insights, Right Side Up, Wake Up Calls
Tagged Bringing Goodness Back to Life, Gallagher's Pen, Light has come into the world, Resurrection Sunday, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, Woe to those who call evil good
4 Comments
Ain’t That a Shame, Part 3 ~ Honor in a Heart-shaped Box
Valentine’s Day is still a few days away, but I didn’t want to ignore it so we’re wrapping up our “honor/shame” discussion in sort of a Valentine’s Day context. It may seem like a bit of a stretch, but
One More New Year’s Message ~ This One from Jesus
Transitioning into a new year brings with it an almost universal desire for some kind of divine favor to attend our lives, our families, our work, and our country in the coming year. As 2023 became history, America’s
The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 5 ~ Magi, Miraculous Missions, and Madmen
Seeing the title of this post probably has some of you wondering whether I forgot to look at my calendar. Did I not notice that Christmas happened earlier this week? And according to the “traditional” Christmas story,
The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 4 ~ Drop-in Visits, Shocking Announcements, and ‘News You Can Use’
As we’ve been making our journey with you back in time in our Christmas Story Revisited series, it appears that our
Posted in Christmas, Devotional, Faith, Family, and Culture, Insights, Right Side Up
Tagged Drop-in Visits, Gallagher's Pen, News You Can Use, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, Shocking Announcements, The Christmas Story Revisited, Unannounced drop in visitors
Comments Off on The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 4 ~ Drop-in Visits, Shocking Announcements, and ‘News You Can Use’
The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 3 ~ Oh Little Hometown of Bethlehem
It’s hard for us “Westerners” to relate to what day-to-day life in Bethlehem was like for those living there when Joseph and Mary arrived, but if we’re to understand the
Posted in Christmas, Devotional, Faith, Family, and Culture, Insights, Right Side Up, Wake Up Calls
Tagged Bethlehem, Birth of Jesus, Gallagher's Pen, Light of the world, Part 3 ~ Oh Little Hometown of Bethlehem, Right Side Up Thinking in an Upside Down World, Ron Gallagher, The Christmas Story Revisited
Comments Off on The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 3 ~ Oh Little Hometown of Bethlehem