by Dave | Dec 25, 2013 | Personal, Spirituality
The above image is from the 4 pm Christmas Eve Family Service at First Pres. I love this line from one of my prayer books regarding Christmas Eve: O God, who gave us this holy night to shine with the true light… However, after the warmth and shining lights of...
by Dave | Dec 23, 2013 | Personal, Spirituality
With all of the busyness and craziness ramping up to tomorrow’s Christmas Eve services and Christmas, I’m incredibly thankful for the truth of this video. Even though I’m a bit tired and emotionally drained from the long hours and the expectations,...
by Dave | Dec 16, 2013 | Personal, Spirituality
I was driving to church yesterday morning and I was simply breath-taken by the beauty of the winter snow. Yet, in the exhalation, I suddenly noticed something very troubling. It didn’t feel like Christmas. My mom had previously mentioned it was because of the...
by Dave | Dec 9, 2013 | Personal, Spirituality
I recently heard an Advent message entitled, “#repent #youscumbags.” She was kidding. Sort of. This was the message of John the Baptist, the one who came to prepare the way. I don’t know if John the Baptist would have used the word scumbag. He might...
by Dave | Dec 2, 2013 | Family, Personal, Spirituality
Well, it happened. After reading all the blog negativity surrounding Gray Thursday, Black Friday, and receiving countless emails practically pleading me to go buy buy buy; I was fully committed to boycotting the whole mess. After a conversation with my kids on Sunday...
