Being Christian Without Losing Your Mind
Perfect love drives out fear. – 1 John 4:18 When I was five or six, Dad and I went on an overnight train ride to Chicago. We slept in a sleeping car called a “Pullman.” Our compartment had bunk beds you could pull down from the wall. I wanted the top berth, and Dad slept …
Read moreMONDAY MEDITATION: “It’s OK, Daddy’s Here” (December 21)
The angel said, “Don’t be afraid! Look! I bring good news to you—wonderful, joyous news for all people…This is a sign for you: you will find a newborn baby wrapped snugly and lying in a manger.” – Luke 2:10, 12 My father, in his latter years, was slowed by dementia. Luckily he still retained his …
Read moreMONDAY MEDITATION: “Have You Met My Son?” (December 14)
The angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Mary. God is honoring you. Look! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. –Luke 1:30-31 If I were God, I would have arranged things differently. First, no angel during Mary and Joseph’s engagement. That way they could have had the traditional, multi-day, …
Read moreMONDAY MEDITATION: An Alternative Christmas Story (December 23, 2019)