Tag: Christmas

  • Shadows of Joy- Revisited

    Shadows of Joy- Revisited

    Something amazing happened at our house two days ago. We opened the blinds on our front door to let some sunshine in. No, that’s not the amazing part, though we are rarely home during the day to do this. I’m sitting at the kitchen table enjoying a mid-morning cup of coffee when Nancy says, “Sweetheart,…

  • God With Us

    God With Us

    It was the final choir rehearsal of the year, in preparation for my church’s Christmas Eve candlelight service. As is our custom, the group met at our director’s home for a pot-luck dinner, followed by rehearsal. It was challenging to hear in the reconfigured living room—with all the background noise. As our leader gave instructions,…

  • GPS Jesus

    GPS Jesus

    When God comes searching.

  • Come On Up To the House

    Come On Up To the House

    “Comfort my people,” says our God. “Comfort Them!” Isaiah 40:1 (GNT) In my rural community, I used to haul hay as a teenager. It was hard, hot work loading bale after heavy bale onto a truck and then stacking it in an equally stifling barn. On such days it was always a relief to see…