Blogging Through the Seasons

One Christmas the adults decided to use us kids (me, my sister, and my two cousins) as the cast of colorful characters for “The Bible.” They rented a video camera, made costumes, wrote scripts, and then we filmed several stories, including, Adam and Eve, Moses,...

One of my first and most favorite Christmas memories took place when I was only four or five years old. We were living in Price, Utah, where my dad was pastoring. My mom was a nurse but decided to quit and stay home with my brother and me, so we packed our bags and...

To a literature teacher, there are few things more dazzling than “double meanings.” I plant the seeds for the thrill of the hunt early in my high schoolers. As underclassmen I’m constantly asking them, “and what else might that mean?” And the reward inevitably comes...

Wonder to the Christian community is as powerful as gratitude. Both have the ability to transport a person from hopelessness to hopefulness. Wonder is the acceptance of God’s mystery beyond the reality of the known world. Where the known world can be defeating,...

“Are you ready for Christmas?” a friend asked at the gym this morning. My mind immediately went into task mode. I haven’t bought one Christmas present. Our tree is up with lights but is otherwise undecorated. I have more participants to find for various church events...