Read the Lectionary Texts I hate snakes. Always have. Always will. For the life of me, I cannot understand people like the late Steve Irwin, the Australian Crocodile Hunter. Steve traveled all around the world simply for the pleasure of picking up the most poisonous reptiles, holding them close to his face and saying, “Crimey! Ain’t she a beauty?” No!!!! It’s a snake!!!!! I don’t understand people like Steve Irwin. Neither do I understand George Hensley. George claimed to be the founder of the religious snake-handling movement that still exists today in parts of Appalachia. He traveled around the [READ MORE]

Read the Lectionary Texts Christmas is all about children. Mind you, I’m not saying that Christmas is FOR children, which is often the observation of grown-ups whose eyes have lost the Christmas sparkle and whose hearts are running a quart or two low on Christmas spirit. Children certainly have a special relationship with Christmas, but Christmas is not just for children alone. Christmas is for all of us. However, Christmas is ABOUT children! Have you ever stopped to think about the fact that Jesus is not the only child in the Christmas story? Every Advent, on the second Sunday, [READ MORE]