Nativity-ing

We’ve been up to our armpits in prep for the Nativity Experience…only two more days until we’re live!
Great reminder this morning to make sure we stop and breathe…stop and pray…stop and rest…stop and get quiet.
I have a tendency to forget that I get stronger when I am quiet. I have a big mouth, and my [...]

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Holy-days & Holidays

I had a friend ask me about how a Christian should handle the various holidays and what seems to be bad influence in each.  They specifically mentioned Christmas and Easter, but I tried to answer in a way that would actually relate to something broader. I never get sick of questions from new Christians!!
Here’s what [...]

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And So This Is Christmas…

Some thoughts from the last 24 (amazing) hours:

We enjoyed the first Christmas Eve together as a family in 17 years! There wasn’t the usual Heather-and-the-kids-eat supper-without-Dad-because-he’s-at-the-church-making-sure everything’s-ready-for-the Christmas Eve Service… We ate home-made Chinese food together, opened some presents, (assembled the first of three Bionicles More on that later), and went to bed to [...]

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Sorry, I Couldn’t Help Myself!

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And now for Something a Little Different

Well, it’s here…the annual demolition derby known as the Christmas shopping season. For the past several years I’ve made a pledge that I will stay clear of Wal-Mart, (especially on Saturdays) but this week I had to break down and make the trip. It wasn’t an exceptionally busy scene, but what I saw [...]

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