Another popular baby name among the New Testament generation is Judas, meaning ‘praise’: Judas son of James (a disciple of Jesus, also called Thaddaeus); Judas, brother of Jesus and James (also called Jude); Judas Barsabbas (one of the nominee along with Matthias to replace Judas Iscariot); Judas the Galilean (a revolt leader).
Continue readingMade To Relate, Not To Isolate
Worldwide, a living-room couch points to a TV screen. Today, we take pride in a screen that shadows us wherever we go. Our phone. We basically carry the living room throughout the day. Hence, we find it hard to unplug from this pixelated screen, since smart minds turned the phone into a beautiful melting pot of TV and computer.
Continue readingA Borrowed Faith
A few years ago, I borrowed some books on parenting. Before finishing the Forward section on one of them, health problems snowballed in our family. Hence, I switched to titles as Think Like a Pancreas (in a season I could hardly even think at all).Continue reading
Unfinished
I read one day someone’s bio as I was stuck in bed with the flu. My eyes zoomed in on three words, blurring the rest … ‘I am unfinished.‘Continue reading
Genealogy Filled With Grace
I thrive having lists. Shopping lists. Menu lists. To-do lists.Continue reading
A Jesus Carol
Surely you can’t schedule joy just because Nat King Cole sings ” ‘Tis the season to be jolly. Fa la la la la”.Continue reading
Lessons From The Stable, By Sandy Chadwick
What is your favorite part of the Christmas story? Joseph, Mary, Baby Jesus, the angels, the wise men or perhaps the Shepherds?Continue reading
When Joy Doesn’t Come Natural On The ‘Season Of Jolliness’
Our oldest daughter calls Christmas, ‘the season of jolliness’.Continue reading
Christmas In Motion
As I clicked on Christmas instrumental, the title of the next song steadily rolled to the left of the box reading ‘Still, Still, Still’. That’s exactly the opposite of how I unfold the days prior to Christmas.