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Making Room (An Apology to the Innkeeper and His Wife)
I believe we all owe an apology to a certain innkeeper and his wife. At the end of last summer, my son’s family moved in with my husband and me. That sounds like an event that had a beginning and an end. Really, it’s still in process, four months in. It’s hard making room – …[ read more ]
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What the Grinch Couldn’t Steal
Think you live in tough times? Consider Bethlehem in ancient times: Roman occupation. Caesars who would be worshiped as gods. Brutal oppressors ruling the last in a succession of oppressive regimes. Foreign rule. Governors and leaders appointed by callous politicians and kings. High taxes. Compromise. Life is cheap. Bread is expensive. Gold and silver talk. …[ read more ]
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Angelic Appearings and Smelly Shepherds – Advent of a New Tradition Week Two
So, I’m into my second week of the Advent of a New Tradition – that of being WITH God every day of advent and of intentionally being WITH others to express the love of Christ on those same days. By the end of last week, one thing that stood out to me is how easy …[ read more ]
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Lenny Thomas Had Seen It All
Lenny Thomas had seen it all. He’d been a big-rig trucker for twenty-five years and nothing surprised him anymore. He’d crossed the country more times than he could remember and run across every character you could imagine and some you couldn’t. As he pulled up behind the break down on I-95 just outside of Bethlehem, …[ read more ]