Mountains of colored paper, wrinkled and ripped, pushed behind the aging tree. Yesterday’s sparkling lights now highlight the […]
Christmas
Everyone knows the basic collection of well-watched Christmas (I use that word loosely) movies: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, […]
Silent Night. The moment before a sound. When a word was yet unspoken. The terrifying anticipation of what […]
Today, we find ourselves just one week away from the great celebration of Christmas Day. Next weekend we […]
The house was decorated for Christmas. Santa Claus figurines, branches of evergreen, and ceramic angels were sitting on […]
Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung, Under the cold snow, life is hiding. […]
The other day, my hands mysteriously swelled up. Not huge, but enough for me to notice. It was […]
Maybe you have taken it for granted, but have you noticed that every manger scene enjoys at least […]
Days 2 through 12 of Christmas: the great coda. It must have been that way in Bethlehem, too. […]
Of a new creation. Where one was built and spoken. Delivered after the one that already was. The […]