It’s Christmas Eve. The house is quiet, the lights are dimmed, and my Facebook feed is filled with smiling faces of people I love. Joy to the world! But tonight, I’m thinking about the people I love who are NOT showing up in my Facebook feed. It’s been a hard year, Love. I know Christmas intensifies the pain. and I’d…
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Immanuel: A Prayer for the Broken-Hearted
Holiday Home Tour, Pandemic Style
Home. No other word stirs our longings quite like it, especially at Christmas. While the temperature drops outside, a crackling fire and twinkling lights invite us to huddle with those we love most in all the world. We traditionally host friends for a night of goodies and games at Christmas, but this year we will love you best by NOT…
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A Grinch’s 2020 Gift Guide
Our family stopped exchanging Christmas gifts years ago, about the same time every store cranked up its mechanical Santa, swinging his hips to Rocking Around the Christmas Tree, in October. I snapped. Christmas made me cranky instead of merry. This year, however, I’m making an exception. Because, man, if we ever needed a little Christmas cheer, it’s 2020. And get…
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Falling Leaves: A Checklist for Life’s Autumn Season
Even if I could ignore the red and gold leaves, the critters let me know when autumn has arrived. Every year, an epic battle ensues beneath the pecan trees outside my living room window. The crows squawk an awful complaint as they dive bomb the squirrels, who dash in to collect a nut almost before it hits the ground. It’s…
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Confessions of a Politically Homeless Christian
A politically homeless pro-life Christian rejects the Republican party in favor of a vote for Joe Biden.