Category Archives: Holidays

The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 3 ~ Oh Little Hometown of Bethlehem

It’s hard to believe that we’re at week 3 of our Revisiting the Christmas Story series for 2024. And it’s difficult to approach this week’s session without thinking about

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The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 2 ~ Nazareth to Bethlehem

In last week’s edition, we were ‘re-introduced’ to Mary, the most uniquely blessed woman in human history, and found her to be quite different from 

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The Christmas Story Revisited, Part 1 ~ Introducing Mary

     AS the Christmas season approached last year, we invited our readers to join us in making a mental journey back to 1st Century Israel. Our intention was to

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What’s Really in It?

With Thanksgiving 2024 fast approaching and President-Elect Trump’s nomination of RFK, Jr. as his candidate for HHS Secretary, food is getting even more attention than usual these days. Though I’m confident that 

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Who Do You Work For?

With this post going out in the midst of Labor Day weekend, addressing some aspect of the concept of work and what God has to say about it seems 

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Revisiting A ‘Grand’ Father’s Day Reflection

A classmate named Allen was my best friend in the early days of high school, so when we had an early dismissal from class one day, it seemed like the ideal time to 

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