The Search for Meaning
Robyn was angry and confused. She had just discovered that her much beloved roly-poly red robed Santa Claus was a marketing ploy invented in the early 20th century by Coca Cola to encourage consumerism. She was angry because she had been duped by the commercialization of what should be the most meaningful season of the year. She was... >Read More
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Walking in Newness of Life
Twelve days before Christmas, the mail brought a stack of season’s greetings and a divorce summons.
As I gathered the envelopes, I had no idea that a single moment was about to slash decades of family memories and traditions: searching for a fresh, fragrant tree; snuggling by the fire as carols played; reminiscing over snapshots of a growing...... >Read More
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Marvelous Love
On a cold Christmas Eve in 1952, when Korea was in the throes of civil war, one young woman struggled along a village street, obviously soon to deliver a child. She pleaded with passersby, "Help me! Please. My baby."
No one paid any attention to her.
A middle-aged couple walked by. The wife pushed away the young mother and sneered, "Where's...... >Read More
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Keeping Christmas
In a world that seems not only to be changing, but even to be dissolving, there are some tens of millions of us who want Christmas to be the same....with the same old greeting "Merry Christmas" and no other.
We long for the abiding love among men of good will which the season brings…believing in this ancient miracle of Christmas... >Read More
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Christmas - Day by Day
December 20 - Coming soon!
"God sent the angel Gabriel to (Mary). The angel said to her, 'Don't be afraid, Mary, because God is pleased with you. Listen! You will give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus'" (Luke 1:26, 30-31).
In five days we're going to celebrate Jesus' birthday! Many months before Jesus was born, God sent... >Read More
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Holiday 911
Every year, precisely on October 1st, my body triggers a programmed response that reminds me of the approaching season. Suddenly, my world changes: The air is colder, the days are shorter, leaves are falling; and for some reason it's easier to stay in bed in the morning.
Familiar experiences resurface... The aroma of a cold weather dinner in the...... >Read More
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Christmas Revolutionary: What’s the Man got against Christmas?
“Merry Christmas!”
That’s what it says on the cards I send out every December. If anybody calls them ‘holiday cards’ they are going to get a harsh reprimand. It’s a Christmas card. I’ve gotten lots of cards that wish me “Happy Holidays” and some that convey sincere “Season’s Greetings”, but the ones I cherish are those...... >Read More
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In Search of the Christmas Spirit
The holidays can be challenging. If you need someone to talk to,... >more
The Christmas Story
The Gospel according to Luke (Luke 2:1-20)
About that time Caesar Augustus ordered... >more
What Do You Fear?
