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You can’t really expect to get rid of it all in one day. Is Christmas really over just because it’s December the 27th? Then why do I still have a tree lighting up my living room? And why am I … Continue reading →

Tomorrow is the most “givingest” day of the year and at 64, I am learning that I don’t know the first thing about giving. And on top of that, I am asking you to give to me. Oh I know … Continue reading →

I was in the market today when I noticed the song “Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohn was playing over the sound system. I think I noticed it because it wasn’t a Christmas song. It even felt a little normal, … Continue reading →

In the same region there were some shepherds staying out in the fields and keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them; … Continue reading →

…And not so faithful, too. There is a saying that was popular in the early days of the church. Paul called it a “trustworthy saying” in a letter to Timothy: “If we died with Him, we will also live with … Continue reading →

Music is a powerful force of love and logic that can make a direct hit upon one’s emotions, bypassing barriers to truth that so often keep people from believing. Christmas music especially has appealed to both Christian and secular audiences … Continue reading →

Okay you guys… time for a few Marti-isms to break in on our discussion. Though I need to warn you that this is a little like an encounter with the ghost of Christmas present in Scrooged, Bill Murray’s clever adaptation … Continue reading →

I am recalling the Christmas a few years ago when, a week or so before Christmas, Chandler unbeknownst to anyone in the family, wrapped up a DVD he found among Anne’s things and put it under the tree for her. … Continue reading →

Here is what the Spirit of God says to us: “Tell him I love him.” It could be to a friend recovering from bypass surgery in the hospital; it could be to a homeless man, smelly and half nuts; it … Continue reading →

It had been a typically busy day at the 456-bed Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, California. Given the neighborhood, that would include gun shot wounds, knifings, beatings within an inch of life, crack babies with little chance of a … Continue reading →