A friend of mine challenged me with a great question. He asked, “If Christmas is Jesus’ birthday why is it we spend all our time hunting for gifts to give to others?” He paused and added thoughtfully, “It would be a little like your friends insisting they help you celebrate your birthday, and then they bring a bunch of gifts … Read More
Nearly everyone is familiar with Luke’s account of the Christmas story. It starts with those familiar words: “Now it came about in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered…” It was this census that brought Joseph and Mary to Bethlehem. Right at the point in her pregnancy where nearly every … Read More
I love Christmas programs.This is my recounting of one of my favorites. Wally was nine years old and in second grade, but he should have been in fourth. Wally tried hard, but he had a learning disability. Christmas season came, and Wally was delighted to discover he was chosen for the part of the innkeeper in the Christmas pageant. The … Read More
I nearly missed the birth of our 4th child. Before you are too critical, please know that the supervising nurse had advised me to slip out and get some lunch – she thought it would be a long time. It wasn’t. The fast-food service wasn’t all that fast, but my wife’s labor was, fortunately I got back just in time. … Read More
