In”A Charlie Brown Christmas”, Linus tells the story of why we celebrate Christmas. A survey just completed suggests almost half of the people who celebrate Christmas do not believe it has anything to do with the birth of Jesus. I thought we should be reminded of Linus’ words. “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon …
My granddaughter is five months old now, and is teething. As you might imagine, she’s pretty miserable, and so are her parents. With Christmas coming, I can’t help but wonder if Jesus went through this. Or did he not feel any pain until the end? Also, did Jesus go thru the terrible two’s? Did he throw any tantrums? Was he a normal child, climbing trees, wrestling with his friends? And if he got into trouble, …
I’m sure your all are as tired of the George Zimmerman trial as I am. Living in Florida, we get way more than our fair share of news coverage. While clicking through the stations, I came upon Trayvon Martin’s mother testifying. She did her best to hold herself together while on the stand. I’m not sure why they had her testify. She wasn’t there the night of the killing. It probably had more to do …
Do you consider yourself a good Christian? Would you like your children, spouse, sister, brother, or other people close to you to believe in Jesus? The best way to convince others to believe in your God is to act like you believe also. Kids are good at spotting the hypocrites in a crowd. They can tell whether you actually believe what you say. How? By the way you act. How many of us have ever …
It’s difficult when you’re far away from someone you love who is sick. My mom lives in Idaho, I live in Florida, and this past weekend she was admitted to the hospital. Thankfully she has my sister and brother to help her out. She’s doing better, but that doesn’t make it easier when I can’t go check on her myself. Now imagine knowing your child needs you, and you have the ability to stop the …
