(Speaker enters, carrying an armload of packages.) Okay, let’s check this list one more time… Let’s see… Mom & Dad–check. Grandpa–check. Grandma–I still need something little for her. Aunts–uncles–check. Cousins–check. No, wait. There’s still Jimmy–the man who has everything. Great! Oh, and there’s Charles, and Beverly… This is not [...]

A Father’s Day message about being a parent who makes a difference …
Matthew 2:19 But when Herod died, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, saying, 20 “Rise, take the child and his mother, and go to the land of Israel, [...]

(An “un-Christmas-y” twist on a familiar Christmas tale…)
“Do you want to be a star?”  That question has captivated thousands of young people:  the hopeful actors and actresses who trek west to Hollywood; the aspiring young athletes who dream of NBA-style fame and fortune … all are drawn to the [...]