Every year for lotsa years, I’ve written our family Christmas letter as lyrics to a song. I offer this to you one condition: that you don’t just read it…you gotta sing. You already know the tune, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, so no excuses. Clear your throat. Go on, give a good harumph and…

Every year for lotsa years, I’ve written our family Christmas letter as lyrics to a song. I offer this to you one condition: that you don’t just read it…you gotta sing. You already know the tune, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, so no excuses. Clear your throat. Go on, give a good harumph and…

Every year for lotsa years, I’ve written our family Christmas letter as lyrics to a song. I offer this to you one condition: that you don’t just read it…you gotta sing. You already know the tune, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, so no excuses. Clear your throat. Go on, give a good harumph and…

Every year for lotsa years, I’ve written our family Christmas letter as lyrics to a song. I offer this to you one condition: that you don’t just read it…you gotta sing. You already know the tune, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, so no excuses. Clear your throat. Go on, give a good harumph and…

Every year for lotsa years, I’ve written our family Christmas letter as lyrics to a song. I offer this to you one condition: that you don’t just read it…you gotta sing. You already know the tune, It Came Upon a Midnight Clear, so no excuses. Clear your throat. Go on, give a good harumph and…

Woman to a priest: “Isn’t it your job to make people feel better about the world? God’s plan and everything happens for a reason?” Priest to the woman:  “No, I’m supposed to help people navigate the truth.” — Zoo, season 2 episode 7 And that’s from a secular source. As  priests/pastors/whatever-our-clergy-designations, our job is help people…

“A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion,” says Proverbs 18:2. A friend who wants to remain anonymous sent me this: “This Christmas, put down the phone, turn off the television, and give the gift of attention to those you love the most.” Mix those two thoughts together, embody, and apply…

[This is my sixth and final blog in this brief series based on a piece by Stephanie Paulsell. Parts 1 through 5 are yours by simply scrolling down. Enjoy!] Let me get out of the way. Here’s Stephanie Paulsell herself to conclude my edited and highlighted version of her work without my interference — “We…

[This is number five of a series on Stephanie Paulsell’s recent article. If you haven’t had the chance to read the first four parts, scroll down and treat yourself. She’s good!] “The baby for whom we wait this Advent bears his good news into the world even before he can speak,” writes our by-now-friend Stephanie.…