Happy Day after Christmas! Merry rest of the year; even when Christmas is over, the Light of the World is still here. (Matthew West, musician) For some folks, December 26 is the day to return unwanted or wrong-sized gifts. Too often the joy and happiness of the...
A thousand times in history a baby has become a king, but only once in history has a king become a baby. (Often quoted but source unknown) The Incarnation is fundamental to the Christian faith. Manger scenes often give people tender thoughts about the Christ child,...
From home to home and heart to heart, from one place to another, the warmth and joy of Christmas brings us closer to each other. (Emily Matthews, poet and writer) Many families celebrate the holiday on Christmas Eve. While there may be a confusion of gifts being...
Love the giver more than the gift. (Brigham Young, late religious leader) With Christmas just two days away, the excitement may be building—especially in the hearts of the children as they anticipate the gifts they’ve asked for. Parents hesitate to remind them to be...
You can observe a lot just by watching. (Yogi Berra, late All-Star major league baseball player). Berra was known for his malapropisms (misused words), but sometimes there’s wisdom in them. As he implied, we often see but don’t fully comprehend what we’ve seen. It may...
Once we accept our limits, we go beyond them. (Albert Einstein, late world-renowned scientist) Though we are created equal (US Declaration of Independence), we don’t all have equal skills or talents. We experience certain limitations when we try to do something beyond...
Not knowing how or what could fill the deep longing of our soul is a gnawing ache. (Lysa Terkeurst, Devotional writer) “Empty is a heavy load to bear,” Terkeurst writes. She says that such “a search can seem both futile and shattering at times.” So many people appear...
Do for someone what you wish you could do for everyone. (Andy Stanley, pastor & TV preacher) We live in a troubled world, and whether it’s somewhere across the oceans or in our own neighborhood, we see many people with great needs. We wish we had unlimited...
At Christmas, all roads lead home (Marjorie Holmes, late columnist and author) It’s just one week till Christmas, and many folks are planning their trips “back home” to join their families. Christmas stirs many memories, and we often long to bring back those good ol’...
Shortcuts Learned from Someone Over 70 for Those Under 30 In 1850 an English explorer named George Everest was surveying the Himalayan mountain range when he discovered the highest peak in the world at over 29,000 plus feet. Today that mountain is known as Mt....
In 1968 I was a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army stationed in Ft. Riley, Kansas. That fall I attended all the home football games for Kansas State. At the time Kansas State was a member of the Big 8 Conference that had four powerhouse teams: Oklahoma, Nebraska,...
Most of us are familiar with the story of the tortoise and the hare. The tortoise may be slower, but he wins the race. The pacespeed of life in the fast- paced, high- tech world of the 21st century is fast, faster, and fastest. Yet all of nature seems to resists...