Category Archives: December 2025

The late Allegra McBirney—missionary, author, and speaker—said, “Well, Lord, here’s this whole new year ahead, and I know that prospect doesn’t shake You; but for me it’s question marks all the way. Family, health, finances, world peace—You know what a crisis in any of them would do to me. And yet, I’ve been thinking, Lord,Continue reading “One Request for the New Year”

Blessed season, sights and sounds!Children playing all around;Hear their laughter, feel their joy,Graces truly do abound. Mark the precious Savior’s birth,Sing with pleasure, sing with mirth.Tell to every girl and boy,Of His coming to this earth. Tell His story, far and near;Tell it without qualm or fear.With your hearts, your tongues employ,Season’s greetings—and good cheer!Continue reading “Blessed Season”

When I was a young ministerial student, Noel Smith was editor of the Baptist Bible Tribune, the publication he founded in 1950. Anyone who reads this and attended Baptist Bible College of Springfield, MO, in the 1950s or ‘60s will recognize Smith’s name. His pen was powerful; it could also be sublime, as his followingContinue reading “Some Favorite Christmas Reflections”

Right now, a lot of serious thought is being given to “what gift shall I get for ______?” It is fun to buy just “the perfect gift” for a loved one or friend, a gift that you are sure will please that special person; and never is it more exciting than at Christmas when, becauseContinue reading “What’s Your Gift?”

In the fulness of time, the Bible says, God sent forth His Son. Solomon says there is a season and a time for everything. We can rejoice, as we look another “Christmas” in the face, that there was a perfect time for the sending of His only begotten Son, a unique birthing by His HolyContinue reading “Just In Time”

She had a sort of contorted smile, but the youngins did not realize why. She was a wheelchair bound woman, probably in her 60’s, when their mom became a friend of hers and began to interact with Mrs. Land. All the girl and her brother knew was that they did not like her stories aboutContinue reading “To Love Mrs. Land (A Christmas Story)”

Christmas always ignites vivid memories of Christmases past, so my mind is in memory mode as we fast approach another Christmas Day. One Christmas that was unforgettable to a six-year-old boy was when my parents decided I needed a doll for Christmas! You read that right, a doll! I am not sure why I wasContinue reading “Memories of Christmases Past”

Here it comes—ready or not. Christmas, that is. Does it seem possible that it’s that time of the year again, already?  Not that we have not seen Christmas decorations in front of homes here and there, and Christmas merchandise jam-packed onto shelves and in any available space in the retail stores. Christmas 2025 will soonContinue reading “Ready or Not! “