As I watch Suzy work so hard to make our house perfect for Christmas Day, and I ask stupid questions like “Do we really need a new center piece?” I think about my many years of Christmases at my grandmother’s, my mother’s, and Suzy’s homes. No matter how I think everything is ready, it never…
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Holy Spirit
I was reading this morning about two famous writers and when they came to believe in God — “The hour I first believed.” C.S. Lewis says it happened after a conversation with J.R.R. Tolkien. He then got in a motorcycle side car and in his words – “When we set out I did not believe……
Leap Of Faith
Faith develops, doubt kills. You cannot trust too much. Like that first leap off a diving board, the only progress that’s ever made is when we totally let go of our dependence of the known – the feel of the diving board. In that same way, we must let go of our old self and…
Peace
I had just finished posting my piece Give Peace A Chance for The Clyde Fitch Report when I picked up the paper to read that the President is sending troops to Turkey for Christmas. I guess that shows how influential my voice is. Seriously, it was depressing to read the headlines, and to know what…
Rebecca Still Believes
Believing in Santa takes a little faith. Being a Christian takes a lot of faith. Maybe that’s why Jesus said we should be more like children. Remember those times when you or your children stopped believing in Santa. I certainly do. I don’t remember the exact sequence of events, but I remember when Caroline started…