I bet you didn’t expect to find an intersection between Greek mythology and Christ–did you? For that matter, would expect to see a connection between the chaos of politics and the peace of Christmas? The iconic Christmas passage, other than Luke 2, is doubtless Isaiah 9:6: For to us a ...

Have you considered your heart lately? How about your emotions and your thinking powers? Like a physical checkup with your doctor, it can be tempting to put off a spiritual checkup to see what is going on inside. But just as it can be dangerous to put off a physical ...

What does Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) have to do with Christianity?  Well, on the surface, nothing. Now I know what you are thinking: “Why is this article so long if we have already established that these two have nothing to do with each other?”  Hold on, do not give up ...

It’s likely that you have heard, on more than one occasion, the warning about the risk of identity theft. Some companies provide software to protect you if you fall victim to this crime. Some of the services they provide are credit monitoring and suspicious activity alerts, or reimbursement and assistance ...

Christmas is a Christian celebration. Many people, however, are not Christians. So, should everyone be expected to say, “Merry Christmas?” I, for one, am perfectly okay with people greeting me with “Happy Holidays.” The word “Christmas” means “more of Christ.” Non-believers don’t even know Jesus personally, let alone want more ...

Ever wonder what that line in the classic hymn “Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” means? “Here I raise my Ebenezer; Hither by Thy help I’m come; And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home.” The hymn was written in 1758 by Robert Robinson a pastor and ...

“When times are good, be happy; but when times are bad, consider:  God has made the one as well as the other.”  Ecclesiastes 7:14 (NIV) Disappointment is a difficult thing.  It can break your heart, it can make you feel small, it can affect all your relationships.  Disappointment can also ...

When we pray, we are intimately connected to God, and while we ask for His help, ask for others’ frailties and quietly listen for His answers, we are one. Prayer is a complicated business. Sometimes when we think of it and talk about it, it seems it sometimes generates more ...

The day after Thanksgiving, I dug out all my Christmas decorations, and began the two-day process of tree decorating and hanging lights. My enthusiasm for adorning my house with holiday cheer began to wane shortly after plowing through my Christmas boxes that have been stored neatly in my attic all ...

It’s not usual for a song to come to my mind completely out of the blue.  It happens all the time.  This morning, however, the song that invaded my thoughts was quite an unusual one.  I was sweeping the floor, and to my recollection, I wasn’t thinking about anything in ...