A drum roll for the year’s best
WHILE SANTA CLAUS was making his list and checking it twice, I was working on my own. This year’s review of what I considered “nice” also…
Wishing you an imperfect Christmas
IT WAS GOING to be a perfect Christmas. With jokes about looking out of the cabin window for Santa’s sleigh somewhere over the Atlantic, we’d gotten…
Snow globe moments
MUSICIAN ROY Wood is probably rubbing his hands as the royalties come in for his perennial Christmas hit, I Wish It Could be Christmas Everyday. The…
Admirable Andrew
IF YOU HAD to choose one of the apostles as a role model, which one would it be? They each had their redeeming qualities, of course,…
Well said!
AS A LAY student of the Bible, I’ve spent a bunch of time ruminating on the words of Jesus. But I also wonder sometimes about the…
Carless and careless
FOR SOMEONE whose trade requires a heightened attention to the little details, I can be remarkably unobservant sometimes. Especially when it comes to cars. I think…
Stuck in a storm
THE VISITING speaker at church, last weekend, spoke about the time the disciples feared they were going to drown while Jesus snoozed in the back of…
Speaking clearly to the media
ONE REASON MANY Christian organizations fall down when it comes to working effectively with the media is that they forget “here” what they know “there.” Out…
Tripped by the church curb
REALTORS WILL TELL you that many a home sale is sealed or lost in the first few moments, when prospective purchasers pull up outside the front…
Who’s that knocking at the door?
IF YOU HAVE spent any time in church circles, you have probably noticed the emphasis many people put on heart over head. It’s not what you…
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