I usually leave all the hurrying to my husband. I would rather leave early and get there late than hurry to do anything. But, there’s hurry in the Christmas story that was totally justified and just can’t be ignored. The shepherds were keeping watch over their sheep by night. While they were diligently, methodically, butContinue reading “Going in Haste”
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Take a Stab at Doubt
The Gospel writers all take a stab at doubt. As they write about life, they put doubt to death. A policeman in my community once told me, “You know its Spring when the first stabbing of the year happens.” I would rather think about chicks and bunnies, but his point was that people who canContinue reading “Take a Stab at Doubt”
The Orange Peel Gospel
While we were visiting family in Florida, we had an orange peeling contest. My mother-in-law laid butcher paper across the length of the room, and our children, nieces, and nephews lined up on either side of the paper. Each child was given five oranges. They have often seen their fathers, native Floridians, peel an orangeContinue reading “The Orange Peel Gospel”
What can we do?
I have a nine year old. It’s been an emotional week as we’ve watched the smiling faces of other nine year olds, lost in a horrific murder, roll across our screens. What can we do to protect our children? What can we give them to prepare for such a world? We need to give ourContinue reading “What can we do?”
Sarah Dixon Young 