Peace

Peace

The older I get, the more I value peace, the kind of peace that calms worry thoughts. To me, Christmas brings that kind of peace along with a quiet feeling of joy. I like to imagine the first Christmas night with Mary and Joseph, tired and amazed and filled with awe, gazing at the baby […]

Quiet Thoughts

Our family has the tradition of lighting Advent candles on the Sundays before Christmas, then reading  Scripture. The soft glow of the candle is peaceful and silent but it reflects a powerful message of hope and love.  As Henry Wadsworth Longfellow said, “For hate is strong, And mocks the song Of peace on earth, good-will […]

The First Christmas

The First Christmas

The Bible says simply, “And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn” (Luke 2:7). I like to imagine the principal people involved in how the Lord Jesus came to be born in a stable, […]

Gratitude

Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving and into His courts with praise; be thankful unto Him and bless His name. Psalm 100:4

Small Books

Another Step

In my area, today is the first day of a new school year. Teachers and students will be taking another step forward in their nine-month term. They’ll be facing new  challenges, perhaps questions and problems they haven’t known before. No one can see far down this road into the future, but there’s light enough for […]