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Scripture:  Ephesians 3:1-13 In general we love a good mystery.  One of the consistent, enduring, and endearing qualities of humanity is that we are insatiably curious.   We want to know how things work, we want to know why things are the way they are, and we want to find answers to what we do not … [Read more…]

Change is a constant in life.  This has always been true, but it feels like the past couple of years this has been especially true.  Covid-19 brought about a huge disruption and a lot of change all across the board.  The chaos that the pandemic brought is likely not over.  Changes that were temporary have … [Read more…]

Scripture:  Luke 2:41-51 It was a beautiful Spring Saturday in 2014.  At this time Connor was four and was enjoying the weather playing outside.  It was my job to keep an eye on him while also doing some Spring Cleaning.  In doing so, I left the backyard to take something or another to the front … [Read more…]

Scripture:  Luke 1:39-45 I do not remember my exact age at the time, but I remember being a child in the basement at Milan UMC for children’s church one Sunday.  It was around this time of the year, and the teachers had decided for this particular Sunday we were going to sing Christmas Carols.  We … [Read more…]

Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7 From October 22nd until now if you ended up on the Hallmark channel then there was most likely a Christmas movie on.   Christmas movies has kind of become “their thing” after all and they have really invested into them.   This year alone, the Hallmark channel is premiering 41 new Christmas movies, which … [Read more…]

Scripture: Luke 3:1-6 It is beginning to look a lot like Christmas everywhere you go.   However you decorate for the holiday there is a good chance you have everything up by this point.   The way that some of these decorations have evolved is interesting to me, because they have moved a long way from where … [Read more…]

Scripture:  Luke 21:25-36 For a lot of people warm pajamas, hot chocolate, and a Christmas movie is the recipe for a perfect December evening.   There are a lot of Christmas movies to choose from, and I imagine everyone has their favorites.   There are no shortage of Christmas movie lists out there that attempt to rank … [Read more…]

This year the Hallmark channel started on October 22nd.  That is when the first of their forty-one new Christmas movies premiered this year.  For the past few years the Hallmark channel has led the charge when it comes to new Christmas themed content, but streaming services are not far behind.  It seems there are now … [Read more…]

Scripture:  Matthew 6:25-34 It is often said that there are two types of people.  People who see the glass as half full and people who see the glass as half empty.  The concept tries to divide people into camps of optimists and pessimists.  The funny thing is, while I have heard people describe themselves as … [Read more…]

Scripture:  Hebrews 10: 11-14; 19-25 We live in an era of startling technological development.   I grew up surrounded by technological innovations that my parents did not have, and now that I am the parent all of that technology is now woefully obsolete.   A good example of this is the evolution of home video.   Before 1977 … [Read more…]