As I shopped recently for the little ones in my family, I looked for books, modeling clay and trinkets. I thought about their temporary value. Past gifts have been outgrown or broken, used up or passed on. They cost only a little money and some time. The act of giving…
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“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. For those who lived in a land of deep shadows–light! Sunbursts of light!” Isaiah 9:2 (The Message) The Christmas season is often depicted with bright lights and shiny packages tied together with beautiful bows. Many of us strive to…
Read moreWhat will occupy your thoughts, drive your decisions, determine your schedule and dominate your days as we celebrate Christmas? The retailers remind us in various ways that “Jesus is the reason for the season,” but all too often, even though our desire is to celebrate the birth of our Savior,…
Read moreIt is probably never heard of, but this year I am not putting a Christmas tree up. Shocking I know! In fact, when I tell people I am not doing it this year, they are taken back and shoot me a snarly look like I’m anti-Christmas. On the contrary. it…
Read moreI live in Jersey City, New Jersey. Our city is known as the most diverse city in the country, a fast-growing, gentrifying city in close proximity to New York City (a 10-20 minute PATH train ride away), and today, for a shooting that killed a police officer and five others.…
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