A pretty common childhood fear is the fear of the dark. As we grow up, the actual anxiety of being in an unlit room typically lessens, however fear of other kinds of darkness only increases. We're afraid of the darkness of tough situations in life. We're afraid of the darkness of sadness or depression. We're… Continue reading A Light in the Darkness {wonder-full wanderings}
Tag: Christmas
Repeat the Sounding Joy
I have a lot of friends who are hurting this Christmas season. Broken...abused...challenged...confused. Each day as I am reminded of their situations and prompted to pray, one thing I pray for, is joy. We hear that word through many Christmas songs... especially "Joy to the World" but what about when joy doesn't seem to come… Continue reading Repeat the Sounding Joy
A New Advent Tradition
As Advent began a little over a month ago, I was trying to figure out a new tradition I could start to celebrate. I talked with friends, read blogs, searched the internet, and brainstormed, yet so many of the ideas I found all centered around doing things with your family each day... with the people… Continue reading A New Advent Tradition
“Don’t Leave Messiah in the Manger”
I wrote this song a couple year ago to sing at Christmas time in my church back home. It’s easy I think, even as Christians, to choose to do exactly what the title of this song tells us NOT to do… to leave Jesus in the manger. Christmas comes and we get excited about… Continue reading “Don’t Leave Messiah in the Manger”
December 26th.
(A re-post from a few years ago). Well, officially, in the view of the world, Christmas is over. All this hype leading up to that one day, December 25th. We celebrate Jesus or we celebrate Santa. The stockings that were hung by the chimney with care are now getting put back into boxes for… Continue reading December 26th.
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