Monthly Archives: February 2017
Each Ash Wednesday brings an opportunity for deepening my relationship with God. This year my inspiration comes from my favorite home make-over show. Chip Gaines on HGTV’s Fixer Upper proclaims his favorite day is Demo Day. It’s the chance to dig into a house project by tearing down walls and clearing out the old in order to begin the new. It means getting dirty and sweaty. It uncovers hidden problems that can only fester and become worse over time. It also…..
The twelve days of Christmas have come and gone and the Silent Night’s phrase “Christ the savior is born” still rings in my head. Waiting for a savior was in the minds and hearts of the chosen people. It was in the prophecies of gentile cultures as well. Most people in those days worked hard and didn’t have much. Yet they lived for the day a savior would come to them. When I look at my world today, the…..
