David and Beks sharing light with their church family Christmas Eve A child is born to us, a son is given to us, and authority will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.Isaiah 9:6 Here is a short message of greetings, love, celebration, and peace. Merry Christmas to everyone! …
The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. - Luke 2:20 It is a wonderful Christmas Day! Rebekah and I wish for all of you a very merry and blessed Christmas. Or, like my granddaughter Beks epitomizes, Very Merry, Very …
...So that's pretty much where we are as of today - moving toward Christmas not only with anticipation for the coming of the King, but also in anticipation of continued healing - even if it is excruciatingly slow sometimes. "I hope, Lord; my whole being hopes..."
I'm always reluctant to employ hyperbolic language (no, seriously, I really am...), but I have no alternative than to use words such as "unprecedented," "overwhelming," and "epic" to describe the number of views garnered by this blog over the past few days! This is the first time ever I've seen three consecutive posts register more …
If you missed it yesterday, please check out our 2015 Christmas Newsletter. The post is worth the read, and includes some great pictures. This morning, unfortunately, I'm sick. So I'll just post this photograph from last night's WFPC choir party, and then redirect you to my "Happy Holidays" column at Wake Forest Today. If I …
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My December blog series has settled into - unintentionally at first - a character study of the various players in the Advent narrative. Not only the biblical cast, but also those who are caught up in the story today. Today I'm thinking about the children. Many of us have raised our own; some of my …
Derek Maul: Words, Photographs, and Food for the Journey 