Author name: Alan_W

Urgency = that sense that what you need you need NOW. For years and years Israel longed for a Messiah … the long-expected Savior. In 1744 prolific Hymnist Charles Wesley wrote a classic carol I can recommend: VERSE ONECome, thou long expected Jesus,born to set thy people free;from our fears and sins release us,let us […]

What is your favorite Christmas food? Here are my three in order: Ham balls. Ham balls. Ham balls. It’s a family recipe like meatballs only with ham and pork with a sweet and sour glaze. Yummy. Problem is, nobody else in my family likes ’em as much as I do. In one way that’s great

It’s Monday! Beginning of the “work week” for many. Sometimes a factory might shut down for the week giving their employees Christmas week off. Usually on Christmas day most places are closed, except some restaurants, gas stations, and the movie theater. I’ll tell you one group that doesn’t take Christmas off: farmers. The farming /

We have decided to be “closed” to in-person gatherings until January 17, 2021. It’s hard being apart, especially this time of year. So, I am providing daily devotions from “In the Stable” which reminds us that the Holy Couple also had to deal with a closure, of the the Inn which forced them to an

I have a very distinct memory of Christmas growing up in Winter Haven, Florida. It involved the town’s water tower: You can see in this photo the palm trees … not much of a “wintery” feel for Christmas where I grew up. But, every year I’d climb the “world’s best climbing tree” to my perch