The Nativity Story in Chronological Order

My single friends, Merry Christmas! I hope you have been enjoying the holidays. Please enjoy your day today, wherever you are, whoever you are with. My gift to you today is the nativity story directly from scripture, in chronological order. Today’s scripture reading is from The Passion Version, taken from BibleGateway.com, but with footnotes removed…

For Those of Us Who Are Single and Content

  (Note: Today’s post is almost the opposite of last week’s!) It’s common knowledge that at least half of us are single, not just in the US but around the world, and many of us want to get married. When God created the first human, He realized that this creature did not have a corresponding…

When Your Life’s Not a Hallmark Movie

Years ago, I had a roommate who loved Hallmark movies. I never watch TV; I don’t even own one. I’d never heard of the Hallmark channel before, so I was intrigued. Were these merely televised versions of Harlequin romances? Were they as sappy as they sounded? I sat down to watch a few of them…

The Empty Spot in Your Holiday

One of my friends recently had a very close family member pass away unexpectedly. It was especially difficult because the family member had only been back in my friend’s life for a few years. How my heart grieves with her. I thought back to when close family members of mine—in my case, my parents—passed away,…