This gallery contains 3 photos.
Boxes, gift wrap, and ribbons are apparently endlessly entertaining to toddlers. Who needs gifts? We should just wrap boxes for young children and let them play! We adults are amused by this, because we know the difference between a gift and … Continue reading
This gallery contains 2 photos.
Last Thursday I wrote a blog post imagining fictional newspaper headlines in the days surrounding Jesus’ birth. I was blissfully unaware on Thursday of the horrible non-fiction headlines that would be created on Friday. (Sadly, my post Jesus Wept written last July in reaction to the Colorado theater shootings … Continue reading
This gallery contains 2 photos.
What would heaven’s headlines say? Today’s U.S. headlines warn of fiscal cliffs, rising taxes, and dangerous volatility in the Middle East. These situations deserve our attention, but are they of eternal importance? Maybe; maybe not. Many ”big” headlines of 2012 will be forgotten by 2013. However, there are small … Continue reading
This gallery contains 3 photos.
The December days of my childhood were marked by numbered doors on an Advent calendar. Each day was one day closer to Christmas – so exciting! December is a long month for a child, (and way too short for an adult.) Our Advent preparations consume about … Continue reading
This gallery contains 3 photos.
Just for fun, I invite you to share a Christmas comedy. I’m not talking about Elf, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, or A Christmas Story, entertaining and humorous as they are, but your real-life holiday hilarity. If I share a Christmas comedy, will you? The (now) funniest Christmas … Continue reading
This gallery contains 2 photos.
How do you say Merry Christmas to your family and friends? With pens or pixels? Does it matter? If you sign a traditional card that comes out of a box with your actual hand using old-fashioned ink, bless you, for personally … Continue reading
This gallery contains 2 photos.
This time of year gives me a case of emotional whiplash. I bounce through some days to a mental soundtrack like the Hallelujah Chorus, energetic, victorious, and joyful. Then without knowing what hit me, I wake up the next day stiff with … Continue reading
This gallery contains 4 photos.
A dream woke me up early this morning, but until I checked the clock next to my bed I had no way of knowing whether it was day or night. Was it time to get up or to roll over in anticipation of a sequel to my dream? Darkness … Continue reading
This gallery contains 4 photos.
Who is this Jesus we celebrate at Christmas? That may seem like a silly question, for most of us know the story of Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus, but the identity of Jesus Christ has always been a matter of controversy. Jesus … Continue reading
This gallery contains 2 photos.
What are your expectations of Jesus this Advent season? Whatever they are, he is likely to surprise you, for Jesus consistently confounded expectations. The Jews had been expecting a Messiah who would reign on David’s throne and restore Israel to a … Continue reading
