Never again, God said. When the flood waters receded, God sent Noah and his family and the animals off the ark, and they exited (Gen. 8:15–18). I’m pretty sure it was a happy day for all of them. But look what happens next. Sacrifices Just as he had done before the ark, Noah did...
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Do the Quiet Things Well
We are hosting a wedding in our backyard in less than a month, so there’s A LOT of work to do. And I’m learning this week that it’s very hard to do the quiet things well. It isn’t as hard, really, to do the big, flashy things. Not that they aren’t hard work. They...
A Hard Christmas, Part 3
Timmy was just watching a little Christmas video (Why Do We Call It Christmas? from the folks at What’s in the Bible?). I wasn’t really paying much attention, so I have no idea what exactly the characters said. But suddenly he popped up and said, “Sometimes, you don’t get what you want for Christmas, right, Mom?”...
A Hard Christmas, Part 2
I didn’t really write my last post intending to write a whole series. But this morning, I was reading about the shepherds in Luke 2, and I noticed something. The Christmas story is full of … fear. Luke 1:12 – An angel appeared in the temple to Zechariah: “When Zechariah saw him, he was...
When It’s a Hard Christmas
I can’t say my holiday season has been terribly overwhelming this year. I’m mostly on top of presents. We had our big birthday party over the weekend (three of four kids born in December can get complicated), and other family gatherings too. We’re busy with a variety of events and activities. It’s not a...