Celebration and Anticipation

Celebration and Anticipation

Christmas is such a wonderful time of year.  Celebrating the birth of Jesus means celebrating the inexplicable fact that the God who created everything that exists became a human being (John 1:1-14), one who knows the pain of being human from the inside (Hebrews...
Christmas Crackers

Christmas Crackers

Our family Christmas traditions include ongoing collections of vacation ornaments, unusual Santa Clauses, and one-of-a-kind manger scenes. The latter is the tradition I cherish most. One creche consists of basic two-by-fours, with felt pieces awkwardly glued on to...
The Gift

The Gift

It’s that time of year again. The Thanksgiving feast is in our rearview mirror and a hypothetical white Christmas is on the horizon. With the shift in weather comes the acceleration of our pace. Out too late and up too early. Our destinations become laser-focused as...
The Hope of Christ in a Chrismon Tree

The Hope of Christ in a Chrismon Tree

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A Christmas Story

A Christmas Story

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