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Every year, I write a poem for Christmas, and include it in my Christmas cards to friends and family. For the days leading up to Christmas, I'm publishing all of my Christmas poems here, as a kind of Advent calendar. Today's poem was written in 2012. I took my 3-year-old daughter to Bethlehem, PA that … Continue reading Christmas Poem XXI: “The Snowflake Star”
Every year, I write a poem for Christmas, and include it in my Christmas cards to friends and family. For the days leading up to Christmas, I'm publishing all of my Christmas poems here, as a kind of Advent calendar. Today's poem was written in 2006. It's a bit autobiographical, about a long walk I … Continue reading Christmas Poem XV: “In Bethle’em’s Sky”
Every year, I write a poem for Christmas, and send it out as a Christmas card to friends and family. In this "Advent Calendar," I'm publishing one of my Christmas poems a day, from now until Christmas Day. This is my second one, from 1993. It only happens once a year On this peculiar day … Continue reading Christmas Poem II: “This Peculiar Day”
This is an adapted version of the sermon I preached on Christ the King, November 20, 2016. The gospel reading was Luke 23:33-43. That may have been a surprising reading to hear. Today is the final Sunday of the church year, a day called Christ the King. We might expect to hear about Jesus seated … Continue reading The Phantom Innkeeper
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