Joseph: Man of mercy
Several years ago, I was inspired to dig deeper into what we know about Joseph, the mysterious man who was Jesus’ earthly father and...
Blue Christmas
Blue Christmas" is more than a holiday song famously performed by Elvis Presley. Blue Christmas, sometimes also called the Longest Night, is a day...
Home for the holidays
I was so looking forward to our first Christmas as a married couple. Decorating our apartment, shopping for gifts, baking my favorite Christmas goodies...
Living resurrection power
When living in Spain, we were overwhelmed with the attention given to Easter week. Elaborate religious processions winding through the streets and avenues of...
Christmas
“To Peggy from Santa Claus.”
I carefully removed the homemade tag from the package.
Out tumbled a yellow-haired, red-cheeked rag doll with gangly legs.
Not exactly what...
Home for the holidays
In the 1971 television movie The Homecoming, John Walton, Sr., is delayed in town on Christmas Eve. His wife, at home, learns there has...
The day we became friends with God
Maundy Thursday is the day in the Christian year when we enter into the Upper Room on the night that Jesus was betrayed to...
Do we have eyes to see?
There is very little in my DNA that inclines me toward patience. I frequently choose the self-check service at stores because even if I’m...