March 2, 2018 Rejoice! Rejoice for the Lord is compassion Rejoice for our God is love Rejoice for His mercy each morning Rejoice for God’s gifts from above Rejoice for His promise of spring Rejoice for the returning dove Rejoice Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 2
December 24, 2016 Messy Presents We want our presents in pretty paper All wrapped up in a shiny neat bow We want our faith to be the same So our doubts and struggles never show Yet the greatest gifts aren’t neat and tidy Like the manger birth steeped in blood... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Poetry Comments: 7
July 22, 2013 When Re-gifting Is Okay Did you ever receive a gift that just wasn’t your style? You know, those garden gnomes for your apartment? Or that bright orange sweater that just doesn’t go with your coloring? Admit it, you’ve received at least one gift in your life that you were... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comment: 1
January 6, 2013 This Is My Gift to My King Today is Epiphany. This morning on our way to church I said to my son, “Yesterday was the 12th day of Christmas and today is Epiphany.” He replied, “Did you just realize that?” Clearly his gift is a quick wit among other creative talents. Epiphany... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 7
December 25, 2011 Opening Gifts Today is Christmas Day! Hallelujah! It is a wonderful day of celebration and great joy! I’ve been thinking today about gifts, wrapped and opened. (Well, technically I was thinking about it yesterday when I wrote this and scheduled it to post). Sometimes a gift is... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 2
December 7, 2011 Giving a Gift that Is Needed Last week I wrote about my good advice to spend time each morning reading my Bible instead of getting online on my computer first thing and checking email, Facebook, and blog comments. I have been sticking to that plan, following that advice, every morning since... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 7
December 25, 2010 A God of Surprises Christmas Day is more than half over. The presents are all opened and some have been tried out already. We’ve eaten our Christmas “dinner” of glazed spiral ham, garlic mashed potatoes, cornbread stuffing, and rosemary cauliflower and carrots. There’s still pecan pie for dessert, but... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 12
December 7, 2010 The Greatest Gift As Christmas approaches and I think about shopping for family and friends, what gifts shall I buy for all of them? What do they want? Then I think, more importantly, what do they need? What they need is the greatest gift ever given. It is... Share this:TweetMoreShare on TumblrPrintEmailLike this:Like Loading... Categories Christian Living Comments: 8
