Category Archives: Christmas

Nobody Wants to See Christmas Lights in the Daytime

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

I had never seen lights ‘dance’ before. It was fascinating to sit with the kids as Christmas melodies filled the air and the incredible array of lights spread all over the house, the yard, the trees, and as the specially … Continue reading →

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How God Solves the Re-gifting Problem

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

5It’s endemic to this time of year. As Christmas approaches, ‘Secret Santas’ and their sometimes bizarre array of brightly wrapped Christmas blessings begin to pop up everywhere. They infiltrate homes, offices, churches, schools, clubs, and every affinity group imaginable. The … Continue reading →

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Another Hallmark Christmas Miracle?

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

It began around Thanksgiving, I think, about the time that the major TV networks shifted gears for the holiday season and loaded up their schedule with re-runs and the familiar list of holiday specials. Hallmark unleashed on an unsuspecting nation … Continue reading →

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“Born of Woman…”

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

When I was a kid, a medium-sized sticky note, if we had had sticky notes, could have held a hand-written compilation of all I thought I knew about spiritual things. One of those few tidbits of eternal truth was that … Continue reading →

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Nothing Impossible… Really?

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

“Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary, … Continue reading →

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Christmas – The Same Old Thing?

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Ron Gallagher, Ed.S

Most of the time when someone makes a comment that misses the mark as it relates to our age, it misses the mark on the ‘low’ side. Whereupon, we might dutifully interject a correction—except on those occasions when we decide … Continue reading →

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