Top ten reasons Santa on naughty list
I have in my right mitten, direct from my home office in Corn Borer, Indiana, today’s category: Top ten reasons Santa on naughty list 10. Breaks into homes in the …
Putting the X back in Xmas
At the risk of sounding like “The Grinch,” Ebeneezer Scrooge, and Henry Potter all gift-wrapped into one big “Humbug,” I’d like to propose that we put the X back in …
Top ten signs you’ve spent too much money on Christmas presents
Direct from my home office in snow-swept Corn Borer, Indiana, I have in my bright red mitten: Top ten signs you’ve spent too much money on Christmas presents 10. Your …
We wish you a PC Christmas
I have in my right mitten, direct from my home office in the frozen wasteland of Corn Borer,Indiana, this month’s top ten list: Top Ten Politically Correct Christmas—excuse me, Holiday—Songs …
Giving thanks despite pandemic, supply chain crisis
Last year—in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic—I posted, “Will Thanksgiving suck like a turkey baster?” Thanks to masks and vaccinations, it appears this year’s giving of thanks will be …
When praises turn to ashes
Many churches burn the branches from Palm Sunday of the previous year to use for the current year’s Ash Wednesday. (Ash Wednesday initiates Lent, which is a time of preparation …
‘It is finished’?!
It seems a strange claim to make before his resurrection . . . I have to admit my childhood memories of Good Friday are not that “good”. As a seven-year-old, …
‘The 365 Days of Christmas’
I thought I had seen mass hysteria before: the time “Weird Willy” Smith set off a can of tear gas in the high school cafeteria. Or the practical joker who …
‘There is no peace on earth’
“Peace on earth” seems only a hollow Christmas card cliche today what with civil wars, terrorist attacks and rioting in the streets throughout the world. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow didn’t feel …
Do you have the ‘worst’ job?
Happy Labor Day! Here in the States, we’re celebrating labor by taking the day off! However, not everyone loves his or her job, so I have in my right hand, …
It’s Sunday, but Jesus is Coming!
Watch video Author Tony Campolo’s most famous message declares, “It’s Friday, but Sunday’s Comin’.” Jesus has been unjustly charged and condemned to die. It’s Friday, but Sunday’s comin’. The religious …
The Easter story in chronological order
From Jesus: His Life and Lessons. I’ve divided the story into seven sections so you can choose to read a portion each day of Holy Week: • Monday • Tuesday …
Angels don’t come from Hallmark
Fast facts The Bible includes over three hundred references to angels, so how do heavenly angels differ from the Los Angeles variety? Angels are created beings Angels are fearful creatures …
Were the U.S. founding fathers Christian? Yes and no
Pop quiz! Take out a clean sheet of paper and a number 2 pencil. True or False: The Declaration of Independence was signed July 4, 1776 All signatures were not …
They don’t make crosses like they used to
Two thousand years ago, the Romans hand-crafted them out of real wood—rugged, solid, durable—stained with natural colors. Awe and respect were felt for the manufacturers of these creations. But like …