From me, to you …
Each month, several thousand of you visit with me here on “Extraordinary Living.” It is a real privilege and blessing to be able to share with you […]
24
Dec
2011
Category
Christmas
21
Dec
2011
Christmas is a grand beginning, but just the start …
Immediately under the space to log in on Twitter is a box that can be checked, with the words “Remember Me” next to it. I’ve seen the […]
19
Dec
2011
What we can learn from a pregnant teenager …
Go ahead: think it all, express it all, feel it all. Let it all out, God is a big god, He can handle it! That’s what many […]
15
Dec
2011
The WHY behind Christmas, and how Christmas, the cross, and Easter intersect …
There is no artificial substitute for blood. Many scientists have tried (and still continue to try) to devise a means of creating or replicating blood, but all […]
12
Dec
2011
A profound human example …
Joseph’s example of faith and obedience has been on my mind today. Let me share with you a few more thoughts beyond the last post … Mary’s […]
12
Dec
2011
Crazy love …
Have you ever experienced “crazy love”? You know, that, “I just can’t fathom living without you!” kind of love. That all-consuming, makes you almost giddy kind of […]
11
Dec
2011
Out of the East …
Do you know any magi? Are you one? You might be surprised at the answer to that. I’ve always thought the magi were an interesting inclusion to […]
08
Dec
2011
A simple Christmas lesson …
The world is not seeking out the church. Thus, the church must seek out the world with its mission and message. Just like long ago, on that […]
24
Dec
2010
Imagine getting this for Christmas …
It’s an old story line. We’ve seen it on television, in the movies and read it in books. You know, the story of someone opening their front […]
22
Dec
2010
It wasn’t very quiet after all …
This Christmas Eve, at many candlelight Communion services, it will become very still while many are moved deeply as they listen to someone sing, “Silent night, holy […]