Last year, after reading that Jesus may have been born in a kinsman’s house, I was inspired to come up with a new Christmas drama. Eventually the monologue would be […]

I was reading Genesis 2 last week and I was struck by a single word. In verse 7, God forms man out of the ground and breathes into his nostrils. At […]

I’ll never forget the look on the woman’s face. It was a cross between Oscar the Grouch and a lemon that had been forgotten in the back of the fruit […]

The crèche is a familiar sight during this time of the year. You can find simple nativity scenes on the mantles of homes, and more elaborate ones on town squares. Some […]

My wife surprised me with a whirlwind trip to New York at Christmas. Seeing the Big Apple during the holidays was on my bucket list, so I soaked in everything from […]

  The Nativity is the story of an ordinary miracle. Look closely at the tapestry of Christmas, and you will notice it has been woven with common thread and shining strands of gold. First, consider the […]

  Santa wants you to skip church this Christmas. Or, at least, a billboard Santa does in an ad campaign sponsored by the American Atheists. Running in Colorado Springs, CO, […]

I’ve posted some pretty heavy stuff lately, so I thought it was time for a spot of levity. Hence, here are the … Top Ten Ways to Know If You’ve […]

With the Newtown, Conn. school shooting still fresh in my mind, the children of Richland Hills United Methodist Church in NRH, TX looked especially precious to me when I performed my […]