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Thank you for continuing to come back each day in Advent. As we consider “A Legacy of Faith,” we are reviewing different relationships that have influenced our faith. We’ve looked at mothers and fathers, but not all families are uncomplicated these days. Today we’ll look at the way stepparents can also touch our lives. When …

Today is our last day of Advent! My prayer is that your heart feels ready to welcome the King of Kings and Lord of Lords. For the past eight years, I have worked on writing a series of four novels about the gospel writers. It has been a labor (addiction?) of love. I enjoy each …

Attending the Greater Philadelphia Christian Writers Conference recently was the culmination of months of preparation. First, I had two full book manuscripts to put in shape in order to show them to publishers and editors and agents at the conference. Then there were two workshops to organize. Not to mention manuscripts for other writers that …

We are drawing nearer to Christmas! Only five more days of waiting! Thank you for continuing to share this journey through Advent.  Mary and Joseph were not the only ones who waited eagerly for the arrival of the first Christmas. According to Luke 2, other people were also waiting during this period: Simeon and Anna. …

Have you ever planned a holiday celebration and then, instead of seeing your prayers and hopes fulfilled, you see things flow downward in an unending spiral. The turkey burns, the eggnog runs out, six extra guests arrive. Like Isaiah, Jeremiah served faithfully as a prophet of Jehovah for many decades. Where Isaiah had opportunity to …

My uncle loved to celebrate Christmas. He was a strong believer in Christ and prayed regularly for his children, but they did not choose to follow the same path. Then he faced a stroke and other health complications. His time on earth was shortened. Despite many years of waiting, my uncle died without seeing his …

Yesterday I had major surgery for back pain. It was originally scheduled to take place just after Christmas, in January. Some people were praying that I might avoid surgery altogether and be healed before then, so I faced a dilemma. On the one hand, I wanted to have faith to believe God would heal me, …

Christmas is coming and gifts are piling up under the tree. My mother used to say, “Good things come in small packages.” In Judges 6, the Lord called Gideon to lead his people out of oppression by the nation of Midian. It took Gideon a bit of time to be certain he heard the Lord …