WARNING: this is a very long read that’s COPIED from an ad but is not my endorsement of any publication or product, nor am I having a influencer moment…just sharing some sobering reality…and asking you what what are you doing about this going into 2026? — My pastor’s son just told him he’s an atheist…

COPIED —- When you say “I’ll pray for you,” you’re stepping into sacred ground. Those words aren’t filler, they’re faith in motion. And someone’s hope may be resting on the prayer you promised today. —- To which long time friend IRL and colleague Holly Wood had this to say yesterday: “What if our New Year’s…

With gratitude to Crystal S. Mitchell — Happy Monday!!!What are you waiting for??Start NOW!!!

“Who among us will celebrate Christmas correctly?” asked Dietrich Bonhoeffer. His answer: “Whoever finally lays down all power, all honor, all reputation, all vanity… and goes to the manger.”

One wrote, in the generic-specific language of the era — “The Son of God became a man to enable men to become sons of God” — The other wrote, and we still sing this, but usually only at Easter — “Made like Him, like Him we rise” — How are we doing at living into…

The Rivers of Life Clergy Band enjoys sharing this Matthew West song — Here comes the letdown: Christmas is overHere comes the meltdown, there goes the cheerBut before we have a breakdown, let us rememberThe light of the world is still here [chorus] Happy day after ChristmasAnd merry rest of the yearEven when Christmas is…

Under God‘s Christmas Tree The amazing Linda Veath and I met at a Bible study it’s my honor to lead locally. She wrote the following in a 2020 devotional, “Under God’s Christmas Tree,” and it could not be more timely —- “I have a question for Jesus this Christmas. ‘Jesus, what would You like for…

47% say yes 48% say no 5% are not sure —- http://lfwy.co/o9LK50XLFmx “The harvest is ripe, but…” says Christ Jesus. For the rest of his appraisal, check out Matthew 9:35-38. And who will you bring with you?

 The Word was first,    the Word present to God,    God present to the Word.The Word was God,    in readiness for God from day one. Everything was created through him;    nothing—not one thing!—    came into being without him.What came into existence was Life,    and the Life was Light to live by.The Life-Light blazed out of the darkness;    the darkness couldn’t put it out.…

What’s all this Advent-Christmas stuff about, anyway? — This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole and lasting life. God didn’t go to all the trouble…