by Steve | Dec 2, 2021 | Christmas, Uncategorized
On Christmas Eve day of 1994, I spoke at the funeral service for my maternal grandmother. This most memorable and painful Christmas drove home the reality that a season of serenity stirs deep sorrow in the hearts of many. Loneliness through separation from family....
by Steve | Dec 2, 2020 | Christmas
It was too hot to sleep, so my dear wife got up and went to the kitchen of our short-term mission home to get some ice. When she turned on the lights, the floor was moving—cockroaches, lots of cockroaches, scurrying to hide. Light exposes what is in the dark. In God’s...
by Steve | Dec 1, 2019 | Christmas
When I was a teenager my Grandmother gave me a 1/16th scale toy tractor that had been completely refurbished for Christmas. I no longer played with toys, but this was one I had played with often while visiting my grandparents. It was personal, priceless (costly), and...
by Steve | Jan 1, 2019 | Christian Living, Christmas
Christmas and the New Year have come and gone, and now we are told to set our sights on making 2019 the best year ever. In the proverbial wisdom of Rafiki from Disney’s ‘The Lion King,’ we are told, “Don’t live in the past. Learn from it!” Eat healthier, exercise...
by Mike | Dec 18, 2018 | Christmas
JOY is one of those words we associate with Christmas time, but life’s circumstances often force us into less than joyful moods. We all at times experience the burden of illness, the shock of tragedy, or the pain of losing something or someone dear. This is the...
by Steve | Dec 8, 2017 | Christmas, Giving, Resting in God
How’s your stress level? Does the thought of Christmas bring peace or panic into your spirit? Unfortunately, the advent of Advent causes many of us anxiety. We have parties to attend, programs to go to, preparations to make, and the daunting pursuit of the...
