Happy New Year! Another year winds down and a new one starts up. Select and read here a set of thought-provoking new year perspectives. ♦ As the holiday season comes to an official end this week, we are all once… Read More ›
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Year End Reset – The AAA Plan
We’re now in that quiet period. The new year looms and we sit quietly between Christmas and New Year’s Day. It’s a wonderful time and a tremendous opportunity to prepare for an even greater year. ◊ It’s that wonderful time of… Read More ›
Best of Christmas Viewpoints
Merry Christmas! The details in and around Christmas invoke awe and wonder. They can calm and awaken our heart, mind, and spirit. Select and read here from a variety of thought-provoking stories and perspectives. ◊ Each year at this time I… Read More ›
Mary’s Magnificent “Magnificat”
The story of Mary, mother of Jesus, is an interesting case of faith, devotion, obedience, and praise. Amazing depth for one so young. ◊ Many people will be reading the Christmas story over this week. Most will focus on Luke… Read More ›
Christmas and Obedience
The Christmas Story is full of critical decision points where characters have a choice to make that have implications. Some are obedient. Some are not, and have to live with the consequences. How does this relate to us today? ◊ One… Read More ›
Christmas and John the Baptist
The Bible tells of another miraculous birth that happened at Christmastime. This one doesn’t get as much attention, but also was profoundly predicted centuries earlier. Read all about it in Luke 1. ◊ It’s interesting that we don’t really celebrate the… Read More ›
Taking the Bible Literally at Christmastime?
The Chistmas Season is a time of beauty, wonder, giving and receiving, and the Biblical story of Jesus’ birth. But are we to really take the Christmas Story literally? ◊ When I was a new Christian in high school, I… Read More ›
Best of Thanksgiving Stories
Relax, pull up a chair, and read some Thanksgiving stories with elements you may have never heard before. Pass them on to your children and friends. Happy Thanksgiving! ◊ Here we go again. That beautiful time of year when we… Read More ›
The Gift – a Thanksgiving Story
Here’s a modern family Thanksgiving story that never gets old. It does seem to be from a different era. It’s true though and simply reflects heartfelt giving, love, and thankfulness. ◊ A man, at his wife’s urging, agreed to spend… Read More ›
Viewpoints on ROMANS 14
ROMANS chapter 14 is about being civil with others who have habits, practices, or opinions that are different from yours. Don’t judge, be respectful, full of grace. How’s that going? ◊ My wife and I learned a long time ago… Read More ›
The Respect in ROMANS 14
When discussing topics like politics and religion, sometime it’s best to “agree to disagree.” Did you know this is actually Biblical? It’s in the 14th chapter of the BOOK of ROMANS. ◊ While it’s common to disagree on a variety… Read More ›
A Viewpoint on the US Presidential Election
The 2024 US election is now over and left for history to analyze. Regardless of whether your side won or lost, all might fairly agree on 4 significant truths that emerged out of this election cycle. ◊ It occurred to… Read More ›
Biblical Viewpoint 