Category Archives: Holidays

“But if Christ Be not Risen,” Part II: Resurrection ~ Thy Kingdom Come

The dawning of 2025’s coming edition of Resurrection Sunday is only eight days away. Most of those who consider themselves Christians are looking forward to 

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“But if Christ Be not Risen,” Part I: Resurrection ~ An End or a New Beginning?

The lengthening days, budding flowers, and warmer breezes remind us that the day many followers of Jesus refer to as “Resurrection Sunday” is rapidly approaching. For over 2,000 years, 

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Another “Love Month” Begins

In most years, February is probably my least favorite month. It’s a bit early to judge this one yet, but February usually brings challenges we could do without. For instance, before we can manage to pause long enough to 

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Emptying Our Way to Fullness, Part 1 ~ The Journey Begins

Like the rest of America and much of the Western world, we awoke on Wednesday morning to the news that 

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The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 5 ~ Magi, Miraculous Missions, and Madmen

Seeing the title of this post in finalizing our series, The Christmas Story Revisited, probably has some of you wondering whether I forgot to look at my calendar. Did I not 

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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 back in time in our Christmas Story Revisited series, it appears that our current Christmas Day has been

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