Christmas is just around the corner. Despite the holiday-themed tv ads that began in early November and the radio stations that started playing Christmas music around the same time, it’s possible you may have missed it. As a friend of mine observed, “Christmas seems to come earlier every year.” If the crass commercialization of the […]
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15 (ESV) It’s Thanksgiving night — and by now, you’ve watched the parade, gathered with family, enjoyed the customary culinary indulgence and seen roughly half the football teams that played today […]
“Duty then is the sublimest word in the English language. You should do your duty in all things. You can never do more, you should never wish to do less.” […]
Let every detail in your lives—words, actions, whatever—be done in the name of the Master, Jesus, thanking God the Father every step of the way. – Colossians 3:17 (The Message) It’s time for another visit to the poetry corner. The following was in regular use in my old Boy Scout troop. It was there I […]
For a lot of men, fall means football. Perhaps it’s the memory of their own playing days in Pop Warner leagues, sandlot games or the varsity squad. Maybe it’s memories of going to games with Dad. Or maybe it’s the vicarious thrill of watching two teams at the peak of their athleticism battle for supremacy. Some […]
