2023 is quickly winding down.  What kind of year has it been for you?  Are you excited for 2024? With the end of a new year comes the pressure to make changes.  January 1st is a threshold in time, clearly dividing what is behind us from what is in front of us.  Thus,...

In 1818, a young Austrian priest named Joseph Mohr went for a walk on a cold and wintry night just days before Christmas.  He climbed a hill and looked down on the sleepy village which was his home.   He sighed deeply.  His nation had suffered greatly during the...

A few years ago, I wanted to use the sign outside of our church to advertise the upcoming Christmas Eve services.  I didn’t have enough “c’s” for the sign, so instead of Christmas, I put “xmas”.  Within a couple of hours someone from the church stopped into the office...