The reality of Christmas

We Christians do Christmas extremely well. We're all about the decorating, shopping, family gatherings, singing carols. In fact, we've romanticized Christmas to the point where the reality of it may be a little unrecognizable. Let me take you back....waaaay back. Back to about 3-4 BC (around the actual date of Christ's birth) and let's look …

M is for Magi

Typically, it's a Christmas story. Gift of the Magi is a sweet tale about Jim and Della, a young husband and wife in the 1900s, trying to secretly buy each other meaningful Christmas gifts on a very tight budget. The couple is going through hard financial times as Jim's wages have been cut. Della is known …

The nativity story as told by a five year old

This artwork has adorned my pantry door since Thanksgiving. It may look confusing to you, but I assure you there is a logical story here. Peanut explained it after she asked me to write the words to Joy to the World below her picture. Then she set out to complete the story using coffee stirs …

M is for Mary

Of course M is for Mary when you're wandering through the bible for ABC Wednesday. What other person could it be? Oh, which Mary you ask? Mary was a fairly common name in and around that era. And while I think Mary Magdalene is a fascinating woman in her own right, I'm talking about Mary, …