There’s something peaceful about Christmas. That can be hard to remember in the bustle of our preparations. Days of shopping, baking, and traffic can become more stressful than peaceful. Yet amid
12/20/22Love: The GiftSandra FancherCreated with the recipient in mind … gifts so personal … are priceless.A peppermint candy man, a handmade doll swing set, and a sparkly beaded pink ornament
12/19We’re Here to Love… Because He Loved Us FirstMary Thornton Bill and I love Christmas music. We have dozens of Christmas CDs (Yes, actual disks, because we’re old!) We’ve participated
12/18/22Make Room for Love4th Sunday of Advent A voice is crying out:“Clear the Lord’s way in the desert! Make a level highway in the wilderness for our God!Every valley will be
“O Holy Night”Marie GloverI grew up in Toms River, New Jersey, and attended Toms River First Methodist Church. When I was a teenager, one Christmas Eve our youth group went
Beyond Wrapping PaperWhat if you decided all you know about a gift based only on its wrapping paper?READ: John 1:6-8 and John 1:19-28 Do you know that disappointment when you unpack
Joy to the World!Bill Callaway Ever since I was a boy, the Christmas season has always been my favorite time of year. I have many happy childhood memories of going
“Glory to the newborn King!” A Christmas hymn devotionbased on the hymns of Charles Wesley (1707-1788) For some of us, it just doesn’t feel like Christmas until we hear, “Hark!
Hallelujah!Liesa Nichols Music has always had a great presence in my Christmas celebrations. Music was ever present in my childhood home, as my mother was an active soloist in our
Go and Be BlessedLinda King, Director of Hospitality & Membership Care When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to
