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Hope is Alive

December 8, 2017 Filed Under: Christmas Stories, Current Thoughts, Read Aloud Stories

Jeswin Thomas Hope is alive in the world tonight It’s Christmas time again. The bell tower rings The organ sings And hope takes wings It’s Christmas time again. Hope is alive in the world tonight It’s Christmas time again. The home-fires glow Joys overflow And hope can grow It’s Christmas time again. Hope is alive […]

Christmas in the “Forest”

December 7, 2017 Filed Under: Christmas Stories

Last weekend here in Michigan the sky was clear and the temperatures were almost balmy. The neighborhood around Granville Cottage is called the Forest of Riverview because when they developed the subdivision they built the homes among the mature trees. Our small lot has over nine trees. All the streets are tree-lined. So Saturday and […]

Christmas in Genesis (Video)

December 6, 2017 Filed Under: Videos

Last Christmas I preached three Christmas messages based on Messianic Promises from the Old Testament. You can watch them here. Bruised But Not Crushed Keeping Hope Alive Why Would God Bless You?

Pastor Sears Christmas Gift

December 5, 2017 Filed Under: Christmas Stories, Current Thoughts

When I look into the eyes of our grand children my soul longs for peace on earth. Edmund Hamilton Sears was a New-England pastor who lived through the Civil War. As the horrifying conflict approached he used a phrase from the angelic announcement of Christ’s birth to appeal for peace among humankind. The theme is […]

A Warm Memory of a Cold Morning

December 4, 2017 Filed Under: Virtues and Values

Last night was cold and clear. I was driving alone through the night. Driving down an old familiar stretch of road I remembered a frigid morning along that same stretch of road a few years ago. I was driving a car that was new to me. It was very early in the morning and I […]

Camp Lesson #9 You Will Never Find the Bottom of God’s Love

December 2, 2017 Filed Under: Camp Lessons

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