For unto us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Is. …
A Stand-Up Guy
If I had boys, and I had to pick a biblical character I’d most want them to grow to be like, it wouldn’t be Moses, or David, or Paul. It would be Joseph. We don’t know much about him, but what …
A Bittersweet Christmas
There’s nothing like Christmas to bring out the kid in us. The anticipation of Christmas Day, of time with family, friends, good food, celebrating the birth of our Savior, sitting around the fire …
Rest in Peace
Peace is another one of those weird words. If you think about it, “peace” is almost always used in conjunction with another word, one that kind of distorts its meaning in the biblical …
Joy
So, I started writing about joy, the second of the great gifts Christ gives us at Christmas. As I’ve been reflecting on it, joy is a pretty complex idea. Most of us probably know that it’s not …
Hope Never Fails
It’s Christmas time again. Many people spend Black Friday getting up at 3 am to go stand in line at the mall for “deals” (standing outside the mall at 3 am waiting to get in does not sound like a …