Have yourself an introverted Christmas
While most people thrive on the holiday hustle and bustle of parties, crowded malls and family gatherings, we introverts would rather hide away with easy-listening Christmas music in the glow …
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 …
COVID, QAnon conspiracy theories and more!
April 2020 COVID-19 Conspiracy theories spreading faster than virus itself As government and industry researchers are working nonstop to understand this new coronavirus, COVID-19, conspiracy theorists are also working feverishly …
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 …
A visit from Jeff Bezos
‘Tis the week before Christmas, when all through the house Not a creature is stirring, except for my mouse. The wishes are posted on Amazon’s list, in hopes that Jeff …
‘In this world you will have trouble’
One Sunday I made the mistake of teaching on John 16:33: “I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will …
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 …
Christmas smells like ****
Evergreen boughs. Gingerbread. Wassail. Fresh-baked cookies. Frosty winter air. Bayberry candles. The festive fragrances reminded our family that this was Christmas Eve as we visited my wife’s mother in Wisconsin. …
Mary ‘pounded’ them into her heart
I love children’s paraphrases of Scripture. During Advent season, one children’s church boy announced, concerning the events of Christ’s birth, “Mary pounded them in her heart.” I like that! Daily, …
‘Fear not . . .’
It’s honor to have my daughter, Faith, as a guest poster today! Confidence doesn’t always come easy to us. Some of us struggle all our lives to find self-confidence, even …
‘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, …