Have You Called Sheep Lately? You can call out to sheep, and most likely they will give you half-hearted attention (like the ones above did to me). That’s because sheep know their master’s voice and only answer to his or her call. For the second week of Advent our hands touch the woolly head of…
Advent has begun, and we turn toward the Bethlehem manger. What new Christmas insights can we discover from the old, beautiful story of Jesus’ birth? In Christian tradition, the manger animals point to some wonderful truths. This week, let’s meditate on the manger’s donkey. Did Mary Ride a Donkey? Actually, the donkey is not mentioned in…
I saw no clown costumes this Halloween. Did you? It’s rough to be clowns these days, with news of red-wigged thugs in masks terrorizing citizens in several communities. Ronald McDonald is silent too. Rodeo clowns and circus clowns are figuring out how to do their acts without frightening families. I wager birthday party clowns are…