December 27 – I Got This
Men don’t ask for directions. In fact, they shun them. We know where we are going… even when we don’t.
December 26 – Limited Accomplishment
It is a hard line to walk to balance my pragmatism and my dreams. If I swing too far to one side I fall into complaining. If I go too far to the other, I step into complacency.
25 Songs of Christmas #25 Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
In the beginning the Word already existed. The Word was with God, and the Word was God. He existed in the beginning with God. God created everything through him, and nothing was created except through him. The Word gave life to everything that was created, and his life brought light to everyone. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish…
25 Songs of Christmas #24 Joy To The World
It is Christmas Eve. Or is it Christmas Day? For the Christian, a day begins at midnight. For the Jew, a day begins at sundown. For the Muslim, well, I’ve seen you guys debate back and forth on whether the day begins at sunrise or sunset so I can’t rightly say. But let us for…
25 Songs of Christmas # 22 What Child Is This
The Word of God. The Messiah. The Son of Mary. The Honored One. The Messenger of God. The Sign of God. The Spirit of God. Do you recognize these titles? I know they are all given or at least proven in the Bible, but do you know why I chose this specific list and not…
25 Songs of Christmas #21 Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent
Jesus was a refugee
25 Songs of Christmas #20 Joseph’s Lullaby
What would Joseph have been thinking if the first Christmas happened in our times?
25 Songs of Christmas #19 Mary Did You Know
Mary did you know. Who would have guessed that a song written by a comedian sixteen years ago would today become one of the most recognizable of Christmas tunes? I think it is safe to say that this Christmas season, it will cumulatively be the most viewed Christmas song on youtube (thanks, Penatonix). I would…
25 Songs of Christmas #18 Oh Holy Night
If you were to place yourself in the role of any Christmas character, who would you be? Definitely, growing up, my first answer would have been the little drummer boy. For a long time, it was my favorite Christmas song and I was always a percussionist at heart. These days I would view myself as…
25 Songs of Christmas #17 O Come Emmanuel
Melchior, Caspar (or Gaspar), Balthazar. Do these names ring a bell? According to Catholic tradition, they are the three wise guys who visited Jesus at his birth. They are all scholars, saints, and the kings of Persia, India, and Arabia respectively. While the first and the last of these are made completely from someone’s imagination,…
THE RIVER WALK 