For many of us 2025 has been a difficult year. Maybe you lost your job because your company was downsizing.…
It’s the day after Christmas and I’m still in awe of what God did in Bethlehem two millenniums ago. Some…
The Rev. Kenneth Tanner sums up the meaning of Christmas when he writes: “I am in awe of Bethlehem’s startling…
Richard John Neuhaus writes, “Disguise is central to God’s way of dealing with us human beings. Not because God is…
The world into which Jesus was born was a dangerous place. As soon as King Herod heard rumors about “the…
Is your heart breaking? Are your eyes red and swollen from crying? Are your cheeks wet with tears? Take heart.…
It’s the holidays but for many there is little joy this Christmas season. In my relatively small circle of acquaintances…
As difficult as your situation may be things were worse when Jesus was born. Life was brutal—poverty was widespread, disease…
My sister Carolyn died in 1957, just a few days before Christmas. The day of the funeral has been completely…
My sister died just a few days before Christmas when I was only nine years old and our grief was…