I’ve decided that there are two basic species of Christmas sermon.

The first one is sort of like having tea with a distant relative whom you visit once a year.  Christmas is, after all, often that time when we see people we haven’t visited all year long.  Sometimes it is grandchildren or grandparents who live [...]

I decided today had to be the day that donkey number three and I would part ways. The last few legs of the trail had provided wonderful scenery, but there had been some tough climbs through the hills on the way.  The donkey was also now in unfamiliar territory and would have to walk close [...]

in my hands.  It sort of happened this way.  We had bought an older house with the idea that we would slowly do renovations on it bit by bit.  One particular Christmas Eve a few years ago, we were getting ready to go out.  I had been doing a little bit of fooling around with [...]

Prelude

I’ve had my share of events on Christmas eve in years past.  I think over the next week I’ll try to post or repost some of them.  This one is about one Christmas eve about 5 or 6 years ago.

Aria

I write many sermons, as I have written much of  this one, [...]