Virtually everyone loves Christmas stories.  When I was a child, every year we saw Charles Dickens’ “Christmas Carol.”  You know, the story of a man who was mean and greedy, and who thought the only important thing in life was money, until he was confronted by the ghosts of Christmas past, present, and future, and […]

I never knew what became of them. Every year scores of people come to our church in need of help in responding to needs of body, mind, and spirit.  And we try to respond with grace and generosity. But this couple was unique.  It was two days before Christmas and they showed up in a […]

There’s a poster I’ve encountered over the years that asks the question: “If you were arrested for being a Christian, would there be enough evidence to convict you?” The poster implies that being a Christian is more about what we do and who we are than what we believe.  While theology and belief are important, […]