Are you all prepared for the big day? One week to go. If this doesn’t get you charged up and ready, I’m not sure anything will. (If you can’t see the video, click here.)
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The Real Hero?
Who’s your hero? I recently heard a surprising, thought-provoking response to that question. A critique group gathered to practice their public speaking skills. They challenged each other to do a two-minute impromptu talk answering the question, “Who is your hero?” The last speaker began with an attention-grabbing opening line: I am my hero. Sounds a […]
Continue readingNext Year Is Nearly Here
What does God have in mind for 2011? I haven’t a clue, but I thought that question might get your attention. I doubt that God makes resolutions. I’m quite confident that whatever He’s planning will occur exactly as He wishes. I’m a bit less certain about my own plans. I’ve never been inclined toward “New Year’s […]
Continue readingGod’s Plan For My Life
Have you thought about wrapping up 2010? How about plans for 2011? It’s that odd time of year when we spend equal time looking to the past and the future. It’s sort of like doing taxes—you summarize the past year while figuring out what needs to change going forward. One of my internal principles tells […]
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Happy Monday! Two weeks until Christmas—I hope you’re experiencing the peace and joy of the season. We had a Christmas party this weekend that inspired the word-of-the-week… Wonder A friend brought his eighteen-month-old daughter to the party. I watched as she checked every Santa and squealed with joy. She touched each reindeer, looked carefully at […]
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Happy Saturday! Here are a couple of pretty cool videos. The first is an amazing look at toy design from the inventor of Furbee. It’s a little slow at the beginning, but the end is worth the wait. Since so much of Christmas is about kids and toys, I thought it was pretty cool to […]
Continue readingWhat If Christmas Isn’t Merry?
What pops into your mind when you think of Christmas? Colored lights, tinsel, festive decorations? Familiar music, parties, family gatherings? Joy, the promise of a Savior, God with us? How about death, loss, and grief? That’s probably not what you expected. Christmas is a time for glad tidings of great joy, but we also must […]
Continue readingDo You Belong In Bethlehem?
What would Jesus think if I showed up in Bethlehem? I’ve been trying to spend some time each day during this Christmas season at the nativity scene, wondering about the thoughts, emotions, and experiences of each character. And I found myself wondering how Jesus would respond to the presence of a disabled person in that […]
Continue readingSemi-Regular Newsletter 12.8.10
Here’s a link to the Christmas edition of Rich’s Semi-Regular Newsletter. Wishing you an early Merry Christmas!
Continue readingDo We Really Need The Baby?
Do you ever get the feeling that our version of Christmas is more about the wrapping than the gift? Jon Swanson wrote a wonderful article about Christmas programs. He’s right—we often get so concerned with the presentation that we forget the meaning behind it. Christmas isn’t about a perfect performance. Jon’s article stimulated my warped […]
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Happy Monday! Yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent, which inspires this week’s word-of-the-week … Anticipation This is a season of anticipation, but I’ve noticed a change as I gain experience (a polite way of saying I’m getting older). As a kid, it was a kind of “can’t wait” anticipation. Gifts and surprises—waiting for the […]
Continue readingMusical Shopping Surprise–Redux
Happy Saturday! These folks received a wonderful unexpected Christmas surprise. I wish I’d been there. Sorry if you received the earlier version of this post with the inactive link. This one works–I promise. And if you havent seen it, it’s worth the trouble. (Thanks to Claudette for sharing this.) Have a great weekend!
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