Christmas is a season, not just one day As much as I love the Muppets singing with John Denver in this scratchy YouTube video*, lately when I hear The 12 Days of Christmas I'm reminded the song isn't about the season of Christmas at all but actually …
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My Top 3–For Gifting, Reading & Writing
The Christmas season is here with its siren song of "Buy, Buy, Buy!" and its message that maybe if we purchased one more shiny thing it would fill us up with the happiness and joy we seek. We were made to be givers, not receivers, and I don't know …
3 Reasons I Won’t be Taking Photos of our Feast
I'd like to blame my friend Michelle for that. Actually, we're co-conspirators. Last year I wrote a book for myself and other #cluelessEvangelicals about the liturgies of the church year, weaving them into current Christmas practices, to offer …
When God’s Word Goes Haywire {Operator Error}
You know how it is when you're clicking around online and you visit a website link looking for information and up pops that 404 Error message? I was stuck in a rabbit hole kind of like that recently, stewing for weeks over an issue (always the …