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Lion of Judah (with apologies to those who have read this before) Lion of Judah, Lamb of God, On this night the Creator of all thin...

Today we have a guest post from my favorite writer: my Dad!  I know a number of people who are struggling this Christmas with burdens and he...

Looks like my cat is ready for Christmas....

Forty seven years ago our country was in the middle of the Vietnam War.  The USSR was still a frightening power-house, and we still had fear...

Thank you for your continued work of prayer.  It seems that this time of year is so difficult for so many people.  There are people who are ...

As I was growing up my family always had Advent candles.  Evey year around Thanksgiving time we would go find some fir trees and delicately ...

Seven years ago my brother started hanging out in his "spare time" at a local Dojo.  He watched.  He thought.  He prayed.  He spen...

Books Just in case you have forgotten this about me, I LOVE books.  I am a bookworm and have been as long as I can remember (and my mem...

Christmas Spirit   Have you heard discussion this year about "Christmas Spirit"?  I would imagine that you probably have.  It...

Day Five: First we went up to the church to decorate.     Then we went and found our Christmas tree...

Re-posted from 2014 Silence Our home is filled to the brim with hundreds of books of every kind.  We have so many books that we do no...

Day Three This morning I was thinking about my list.  If you or someone you love is a list person, you know how this works.  We make list...