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

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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

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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 

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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, 

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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 

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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 

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