Bright lights, shiny bows, and cheerful music.
Christmas is all it’s built up to be. Happiness abounds, and the holiday magic lifts us to heights of joy.
Except when it doesn’t.
The real issue ...
How big can you wish for Christmas?
How about traveling across the globe, a last-minute surprise, and all right at Christmas?
Logistically, it sounds impossible, but it was a Christmas wish come ...
How low has life taken you?
It’s like, dig a ditch, throw me in, and cover me up.
The house is in foreclosure, creditors are on the loose, and it’s Christmas. How will we ever afford gifts this ...
Christmas is a time of joy, of new beginnings, and of sharing our love with others.
The Bible gives us five special wishes during this holiday season.
Our First Christmas Wish:
John 1:29 tells us: ...
The Season rolls around once a year.
We know it’s coming when the turkey legs of Thanksgiving are bared to bone and tummies are stuffed with more treats than are good for us.
It’s a season of ...
We’re aware of Charles Dickens’ tale of Christmas redemption.
Scrooge, Marley, and the Spirits of Christmas: past, present, and future.
Like Scrooge, we sometimes struggle to see good in ...
For some people, Christmas is a magical time, and they look forward to the bright lights and family get-togethers.
Others think, “What do I have to offer? I can’t afford the travel, to buy the ...
The movies portray happy Christmas scenes.
Snow falls, children make snow angels, and we sing carols around the fire.
Advertisers want us to picture the joy their products will provide when given ...
Catch a flight with a layover. What’s your connection? Can you make it? Did you leave yourself enough time to get from one gate to another?
The destination is important, but if you miss your ...
Imagine a world where people speak with flowers. They open their mouths, and butterflies flutter forth. They whisper to you in gumdrops, and when they smile, they glow with the colors of the ...
Nicknames, whether good or bad, can stick with us through our entire lives.
Litle Bit. Nate-Nate. Whitey. And then there are the ones we don’t enjoy …
What about our Christmas nicknames? Are ...
When the setting sun washes its beauty against the vibrant fall foliage, we see the awesome beauty of God’s magnificence. It is the flash of orange, gold, and yellow that catches our eye. Yet the ...
The end is near!
Nation against nation and brother against brother!
Wars and rumors of wars!
Climate change is going to destroy everything!
Let’s quit our jobs so that we can spend all our time ...