“Every day, every decision, is an opportunity” Christmas is fast approaching. People are worried about decorations, Christmas cards, shopping, and the like, trying to balance (or even find) meaning in the season through all of the materialism and commercialism that takes the forefront. I’ve been visiting family after losing my wife to Alzheimer’s this fall,Continue reading “Christmas, Morality, and Grace”
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The Time is Fulfilled
A Christmas Missive “And do this because you know the time; it is the hour now for you to awake from sleep. For our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.” Romans 13:11 Christmas is just about here. We have been waiting with eager anticipation. Time seems to have crawled while also seemingContinue reading “The Time is Fulfilled”
A New Beginning
“The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light.” (Is 9:2) Christmas is right on top of us. Twenty to thirty years ago the television networks would have multiple showings of “A Christmas Carol” (several versions), “Miracle on 34th Street,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” “White Christmas,” “The Bishop’s Wife,” and several others. A quickContinue reading “A New Beginning”
Mary, the Mother of Jesus
Mary, the Mother of Jesus “Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. And how does it happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?’” (Lk 1:41-43, emphasis added) During this timeContinue reading “Mary, the Mother of Jesus”
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