Monthly Archives: December 2022

In a couple of days, we will turn over a new page on the calendar of life, beginning a new year with new hopes, dreams, goals—and, yet, with some old fears. I hope it will prove to be a good year for all who read these lines. I want to write this column from theContinue reading “A Special New Year’s Diet”

A couple of idioms come to mind when contemplating the Indianapolis Colts’ loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Saturday, December 17: “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over,” Yogi Berra is known for having said about baseball’s full, nine-inning games with 27 outs; and, “It’s not over ‘til the fat lady sings,” meaning that nothing isContinue reading “Don’t Quit Before You’re Finished”

She had held Him in her womb, She had sought Him in the tomb; She made Him a cradle bed, Kissed her Savior’s infant head. Mary was her maiden name, She would bear for Him her shame; Yet the angels bore the news, ‘Twas this woman God did choose. Blessed of women she would be,Continue reading “Mary, Blessed Among Women”

(“You and God’ features today a column written by Ellen that first appeared in the TRBC Times, December, 2009) If there is one Christmas Eve that stands out in my memory, it is the one in 1970. Tony was in seminary, so we had to wait until then to travel. We left Dallas, Texas, inContinue reading “A Special Christmas Eve”

In a few days we will once again come together on Christmas Day, a day to gather with families to celebrate and commemorate the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, God’s Son and our Savior, to the world!  Perhaps before the day is over, we shall need to pray the prayer once prayed innocently byContinue reading “The Wonder of it All”

George MacDonald, in his poem entitled “That Holy Thing,” speaking about the coming of Jesus Christ and the expectation of the world at the time of His coming, wrote: “They were all looking for a king to slay their foes and lift them high; Thou cam’st—a little baby thing that made a woman cry.” And,Continue reading “Why Christ Came to Earth”

I have known William Holder for more than 40 years. At our first meeting, I came away from his home feeling he was pretty gruff. He was younger then, as was I, and I felt that he was combative concerning church, faith, and matters spiritual. His wife was then, as she always has been, quietContinue reading ““Agape Love””

It’s that time of the year again when gift giving is on the minds of most: What to give and to whom, how much to give, and a myriad of other questions. But the least-asked question is maybe the most important one of all: Why to give? It is a wise saying that “you canContinue reading “The Unspeakable Gift”