Someone once told a story about a young man named Bill who called his parents to wish them a happy New Year. His father answered the telephone […]
Two days ago, a fellow minister posted this message on Facebook, along with the photo shown above (used with his permission): “Ten years ago, when A. Doug […]
In a Peanuts cartoon strip Lucy once grumbled to Charlie Brown about the awful new year she was having. She complained that problems abounded, and she felt […]
When you think about it, it’s amazing how we human beings can miss the most obvious of things. We overlook the obvious so often there are several […]
King David understood something that is important for us to remind ourselves of about this time of year: “My future is in your hands. Rescue me from […]
People do the oddest things to entertain themselves. Take, for example, how in the late 1950’s there suddenly arose a fad among youth and college students to […]
On Christmas, the King of kings and Lord of Lords was born in human form, but the news about this baby’s birth didn’t initially receive the grandeur […]
There’s a saying positive thinking gurus love to teach, which is, “Showing up is half the battle.” Not necessarily. Many people show up to jobs but fail […]
We say “Christmas is a stressful time of year” but that’s not technically correct. There’s nothing about the holiday itself that’s stressful, it’s what we make of […]
For most people, how you treat a visitor to your home depends on who the visitor is. I’ve heard people say to family members and close friends, […]