Immigration and Jesus President-elect Donald Trump made bombastic comments about illegal Mexican immigrants throughout his campaign. Mr. Trump has promised to build a wall and deport illegal immigrants. Obviously no Christian can condone illegal immigration, for “every person [is to] be subject to the governing authorities” (Rom 13:1). Yet, I fear that too often we […]

Nothing Lasts Forever I absolutely HATE the first 2-3 weeks of January at the gym. Parking spots are hard to find—even for a guy with a handicap placard. The locker room is so full that it’s difficult to get to my locker. And swimming lanes? Well, unless someone is willing to share, you might be […]

Home for the Holidays Tammy and I, along with our two boys, spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with Tammy’s family. On Boxing Day, we traveled to my parents’ home to spend the rest of our Christmas vacation with my family. Yet, the homes to which we traveled were vastly different—At Tammy’s parents, we stayed […]

He’s Coming to Town As a kid, my anticipation was great. The family would gather at my grandparents’ home on Christmas Eve, and as we were driving home, there was only one thought on my mind: Santa Claus was coming to my house! I’d wonder which of the red blinking lights on antennas was really […]

O Christmas Lights As a little kid, I knew it was Christmas when Mom and Dad put our little tree up. Putting the tree up was usually accompanied by hot chocolate and laughter and fun. I always loved the day the tree went up. As I grew older, we stopped putting up the plastic tree […]