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This time of year, every year, we hear an uproar from well-meaning people about the secularization of the Advent-Christmas season.  They write and speak, and sometimes yell, about the travesty of “Taking Christ out of Christmas”.  They make almost as … Continue reading →

I sat recently with someone dear to me, as she was undergoing preparation for a Pet Scan.  Uneasy with the thought of radioactive isotopes making their way through her body in search of errant cells, she had asked for my … Continue reading →

We were eating lunch in the Food Court of the local mall, and Abby had wandered off to prepare for leaving.  I had told her that I would clear the table and meet her near the exit.  Just then, a … Continue reading →

We have visited several churches since coming to Florida, in hope of finding a place that nurtures our spirits and gives us a venue for nurturing the spirits of others.  The United Methodist congregation of nearly two thousand is large, … Continue reading →

A Facebook friend posted a popular preacher’s link about the power of prayer to change the person who prays.  The idea is not a new one, nor is it particularly profound.  It makes sense that those who spend time talking … Continue reading →

There are people at the fringes of my life who choose not to love me.  In fact, they don’t even want to to like me.  They would prefer I just go away and stay out of their lives completely and … Continue reading →

We visited the Vineyard Church in West Palm Beach this Sunday, and were so warmly welcomed that we felt as though we had been there forever.  There is something wonderful about entering the Father’s house and discovering siblings whom we … Continue reading →

You can never know who that stranger is, until s/he is no longer a stranger.  And, what an adventure it is, to turn that stranger-status into budding friendship based on knowledge. The evening that we arrived at our campground, weary … Continue reading →

We know very little about Enoch, except that he was a man who walked with God.  One day, he simply did not return to his earthly home.  He literally disappeared into the cosmos.  Abby likes to say that, at the … Continue reading →

The Book of Genesis tells us nothing about Abel, son of Adam and Eve, except that he was righteous, obedient, and murdered by his jealous and angry brother.  That does not speak well for obedience and righteousness, in human terms!  … Continue reading →