I spent part of Saturday morning putting away our Christmas decorations. Friday was Epiphany, the last day of the Christmas season, so it was time. […]
Christmas is for you: Can I hold the baby?
While they are not in my nativity set, there are two other characters that appear in Jesus’ birth stories who also draw our attention away […]
Christmas is for you: Do Wise Men belong here?
As a kid, the Wise Men always fascinated me. Of all the figurines in the nativity set, they were the most different. Their wore the fanciest […]
Christmas is for you: Shepherds… Really?
As we continue around our nativity scenes, we find the shepherds. Just moments before they were out in the fields keeping an eye on their […]
Christmas is for you: Did Mary feel #blessed?
Mary was called to be Jesus’ mother, the Christ-bearer. She has a unique role in the history of the world. Her experience was truly one-of-a-kind. […]
Christmas is for you: Just an average Joe
Joseph, the earthy father of Jesus, has an extraordinary role in the Christmas story. In many ways, however, he was just an average Joe like […]
Christmas is for you
Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, the Christmas season has begun. Many of us spend Thanksgiving weekend watching football and getting ready for Christmas. We do […]