I’ve told this story a number of times before, each a therapeutic catharsis. Since my healing from the PTSD initiated by this event improves with each writing and every reading, if you care at all about my emotional well-being, please read this and tell me you did. I had seen a live Nativity scene at another …
Have You Heard This Song?
We’ve finally put away the last vestige of our Christmas decorations and sang our final traditional carols for another year. If you think about the lyrics of your seasonal favorites, how do they compare to what is known as the Arab world’s favorite carol, called “On Christmas Night” written during the civil war in Lebanon …
Christmas Caroling and Jesus Calling
I love Christmas caroling. You know, where you and some friends go door to door singing the Christmas classics in the cold. Someone knocks on the door, the carolers decide what song to begin with, the neighbor opens the door, you sing, wish them merry Christmas and a Happy New Year (that’s the song you …
Countdown to Black Friday
Halloween wasn’t even over when I received my first “Countdown to Black Friday” notice from all manner of insidious sources. Since I hide my darker side from public view fairly well, you might think I’m a pretty nice person, but I confess to a flood of peeved thoughts, none of which involved anything that would …
The Advent Conspiracy
Halloween hadn't even arrived when I received my first “Countdown to Black Friday” notice from Amazon. Since I hide my darker side from public view fairly well, you might think I’m a pretty nice person, but I confess to a flood of peeved musings, none of which involved anything that would put my salvation in jeopardy, …
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