“Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.”

~ Oscar Wilde

A Favorite Christmas Musing – The Virgin Birth

2016-01-02T20:49:45-05:00December 23rd, 2015|Favorite Christmas Musings, Uncategorized|

A friend tells me about the problem he has when he attends his Presbyterian church. When they recite the Apostles’ Creed during the service he finds himself in the awkward position of having to just mumble when he gets to certain parts he doesn’t agree with. “I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ his only son our Lord, who was conceived of the mumble mumble (Holy Spirit), and born of the mumble mumble mumble mumble mumble (Virgin Mary)...” And he wonders if anyone notices. And he’s very apologetic about it. [READ MORE]

A Favorite Christmas Musing – Room in the Manger for You!

2016-10-13T10:43:03-04:00December 22nd, 2015|Favorite Christmas Musings, Uncategorized|

A couple who spent some time serving as missionaries in one of the former Soviet republics tell this story: They were caring for children in an orphanage and, like anyone who has been involved in ministry with such kids, were simply overwhelmed by the tragedy of so many children who’d been abandoned. My own brother is involved in a ministry in Belarus which provides summer camp experiences for orphaned children. He shares some very sad stories about these kids who not only live in very tough conditions, but many of whom were orphaned because their families were poisoned by [READ MORE]

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