“Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!” When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go over to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has made…
Read moreHope has power. If I didn’t have hope, I don’t know what I would do. There’s so much going on in this world today that causes me to wonder what will happen next. I turn on the news. There are constant breaking alerts as the latest scandal or major accident…
Read moreThere has been a lot of talk in recent years about the phrase “Happy Holidays” versus “Merry Christmas”. I for one prefer to say Merry Christmas as I am a follower of Christ. However, the greeting Happy Holidays is not offensive to me. You see, it began innocently enough. It was a way to…
Read moreOne spring, after a long and icy winter, Patricia E. Deegan, Ph.D., Director of Training National Empowerment Center, in Lawrence, MA, wrote the following: “It is springtime and hope is everywhere. It is springtime and it feels like all living things are trembling into being, still wet and new and…
Read more“Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.” I recall singing this song as a child, maybe in an elementary music class. Would you agree with me that sometimes this is not a peaceful time of year? It seems everyone is going so fast in a…
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