“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Isa. 9: 6 (NIV) This is a season of transition, where we move from…
Read moreT’is the season of waiting. We are in the “in-between.” Thanksgiving has slipped into yesterday and Christmas waits in our tomorrow. At my advanced age, December seems to fly by at warp speed. However, I have not forgotten how slowly the days leading up to Christmas crawled by when I…
Read moreWhen I received the writing schedule for this month, I realized I had November 24 the day after Thanksgiving aka Black Friday. Black Friday is about profit and deals. According to retailers, Black Friday marks the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. I actually started my shopping awhile ago. For…
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Recently I opened an email that came from a popular cooking newsletter. In the subject line, it said, “Thanksgiving Essentials.” They were trying to convince me that their recipes were essential for a great Thanksgiving. And if I’d just buy their gravy separator I’d have no grease in my gravy.…
Read more“My church is here,” she told me gratefully. As soon as she said it- I knew what she meant and I rejoiced. But later, as I reflected on her wording, I was inspired. What a word about the church- for the church! You see we were standing on…
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