The Best Days Ahead – Sunday, December 29, 2019
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year,” wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson.1 At first, that may seem like...
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Good King Wenceslas – Sunday, December 22, 2019
I’m standing at Wenceslas Square, in the heart of Prague, near a statue of the Duke of Bohemia, affectionately known as good King Wenceslas. A...
READING FROM LUKE CHAPTER 2 – Sunday, December 15, 2019
AND it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed. And...
The Gift of Love at Christmas – Sunday, December 8, 2019
Sometime after the birth of the Christ child on that first Christmas Day, the baby and His parents were visited by Wise Men from the...
The Holly and the Ivy – Sunday, December 1, 2019
People watch for the first signs of Christmas with great anticipation. Favorite holiday carols fill the air. Colorful, glistening lights illuminate the night sky. And...
The Gift of Gratitude – Sunday, November 24, 2019
When we express thanks, we are giving a gift: a gift to ourselves, to others, and to our Maker, the Giver of the blessings of...
One Drop at a Time – Sunday, November 17, 2019
A drop of water may seem rather ordinary and unimpressive. And yet when very small amounts of water are dropped steadily, over extended periods of...
Worth a Sacrifice – Sunday, November 10, 2019
At this solemn site, the Normandy American Cemetery in France, more than 9,300 American soldiers are laid to rest. The architecture here, the exhibits, and...
Life Lessons and Sports – Sunday, November 3, 2019
Most sports fans love to follow the scores and stats, the wins and losses. But if sports were only about numbers and rankings, they probably...