I was listening to the pre-Christmas story - and the speaker asked a stirring question: Who says things like this? "Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word." (Luke 1:38, KJV) Or from The Message paraphrase: "I'm the Lord's maid, ready to serve. Let it be ... Continue

Would this baby EVER come? We were eagerly anticipating the birth of our second child. We thought it might be a boy - maybe even twins - but we didn't know for sure (we always wanted to be surprised). But the baby (or babies) would not come. Long walks through downtown ... Continue

I left a movie off my list yesterday. "A Christmas Story." Not The Christmas Story, but a story that resonates pretty deeply for a lot of us. Ralphie's pre-television childhood is from an earlier time than mine, but a lot of the incidents seem lifted directly from my experience - ... Continue

You don't often see a Christmas movie being played out at the front of The Home Depot. I know my Christmas movies. For me, several are "must-see" in the season. The Alastair Sim Christmas Carol, of course - best viewed on Christmas Eve, just as Scrooge himself saw it. "Mr. Magoo's ... Continue

And sometimes, we need to see the story told. If you were there Sunday, you saw it. There was Gordy, wheeling Marilyn down the aisle, along with Kerri and the family. It was marvelous to see. And there was Marilyn, in a voice at once familiar and clear and strong, saying "Today ... Continue