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Half-Praying on a Snowy Day

December 26, 2013 Filed Under: Current Thoughts, Discernment, Faith and Family, Past Ministry

It’s the day after Christmas. This is the time of year we begin to think about or goals and aspirations for the new year. I woke up early thinking about that. What shall I attempt and what shall I aspire to in the the new, short year of 2014? I have my own spiritual, physical, […]

Savannah

December 21, 2013 Filed Under: Current Thoughts, Past Ministry

It’s Christmas week. A week of celebration, food, fellowship, warmth, gifts and family. Not everyone will enjoy these things. Few really know that Christ of the Bible. It’s been cold. Reminded me of an incident that happened a few years ago. I wrote about it back in 2008. It was cold last night – good […]

Are You A Doer or Just a Reader?

December 20, 2013 Filed Under: Christmas Stories, Current Thoughts

It was the first evening of our big Christmas musical. The building was filling up with people to celebrate Christ’s birth. There was a happy excited buzz in the air. People were dressed for Christmas. Here at Evangel the Christmas Musical is pretty serious business. The choir works hard, memorizes their music and uses special […]

It’s Almost Christmas

December 19, 2013 Filed Under: Christmas Stories, Current Thoughts

A couple years ago I witnessed something sad and made a note about it in my journal. Today I want to share that entry with you… It’s almost Christmas. I wouldn’t mind if it was a little colder and a little snowier. Yesterday I realized that not everyone feels that way. I had worked hard […]

A Difficult Christmas

December 15, 2013 Filed Under: Christmas Stories, Current Thoughts, Read Aloud Stories

Here is a classic re-post from eleven years ago. The decorations around the Inn this year are beautiful. A fire burns in the huge fireplace in the lobby. We are warm, happy and secure. But I remember a difficult Christmas when we had no tree or decorations. The children were complaining about it so I […]

The Perfect Christmas

December 11, 2013 Filed Under: Christmas Stories, Current Thoughts

Christmas is never going to be perfect As long as earth suffers under the curse, But Jesus is always present And Jesus is always perfect. -Ken Pierpont

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