Artworks of Jesus are uncountable. But the human man never sat for a sculptor or painter. Every piece is an imagination. The artist takes the gospel truth and tradition (hence Jesus always has thick long hair — where is bald Jesus?!), then it is all filtered through our cultural lens. We can never fully let […]

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The Friday after Thanksgiving we put up our Christmas Tree. Decorated and Lights. As always the kids were excited. Especially Ezekiel. The next morning at 6:30 E was at my bedside waking me, “Dad, there are no presents!”… “uh… huh, what?” (beyond groggy)… “We put the tree up, but there are no presents!” The little […]

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“I just wanted to sit in your lap.” Thanksgiving in a pandemic. Meg roasted a turkey and made broccoli cheese casserole. She skipped homemade gravy and followed Granny’s recipe (it is best when poured out of a can!). Pink stuff was door dropped in advance. Then our family of six sat down to feast. A […]

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Yesterday in elementary school carline someone cut right in front of me. Of course they had a Jesus sticker. It seems they keep the rush in Christmas — not sure about Jesus. When our Preschool Director, Robbi, heard about it, she respond, “Maybe they should keep Christ in their driving.” The church gets worked up […]

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“How much does it cost?” We debated having our Thanksgiving Meal this year, but pressed forward. We did make lots of covid changes. More masks and gloves. It will be delivery only. There are no longer all of the options. So everyone gets turkey and ham. Plus Covid makes our office emptier, so I am […]

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