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Merry Christmas! On this Christmas Eve, I hope you can leave the hustle and bustle of preparation behind to encounter the true spirit of the season … presents! Ok, just kidding. I know that presents are not the reason for the season—Jesus is! But if you ask my 10-year-old, gifts are a close second. According… Read more
Like many new couples, we spent some time when we were first married planning for our family. When we found out we were expecting, we were so excited we couldn’t wait to tell our friends and family. We invited our parents to dinner and gave each of them a picture frame that said, “Grandma &… Read more
When I was 18 years old, I had the rare opportunity to work on an OB floor. Each day, I arrived in my normal clothes, then stepped into the locker room to change into freshly washed scrubs. We scrubbed in—washing away bacteria, mess, and everything from the outside world. Before each shift, we received a… Read more
He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands (Luke 1:53). The Loch Ness Monster and Santa Claus have something in common—you can’t definitely prove that they do not exist. The world and its history are too vast to verify that they are not real. So we say… Read more
