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

~ Oscar Wilde

A Favorite Christmas Musing – The Star

2015-12-20T23:46:43-05:00December 18th, 2015|Favorite Christmas Musings, Uncategorized|

At the time of the first Christmas, it is written that Wise Men from the East came to Jerusalem seeking the Christ Child. They came because they had seen a star and something about the star caught their attention. Perhaps its brilliance – or its peculiar position in the heavens – or something about its conjunction with other heavenly bodies made them look up and take notice. And the star spoke to their hearts. In its light, the Wise Men experienced the love of God! And that’s more miraculous than you might realize! You know, Alpha Centauri is the [READ MORE]

Raise a Glass of Glögg and Open the Table to All!

2016-10-13T10:43:03-04:00December 17th, 2015|Uncategorized|

It's time to get ready for our family's annual Julbord, a Christmas Eve tradition passed along by my Swedish grandparents Ed and Dagny Johnson. We more commonly call it a "smorgasbord" which a Swedish friend of mine translates as "lets clean out the refrigerator." While that may be the way it once was, our smorgasbord these days involves much more than getting rid of leftovers. On our Julbord table there's always pickled herring (called "sill"), and Potatis Korv (potato sausage), along with Swedish meatballs, macaroni and cheese, shrimp and baked ham. Pickled beets and cucumbers, deviled eggs, and Janssons [READ MORE]

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