Christmas and Stress
[From my diary] Tomorrow is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. The next day is Christmas Eve. Then, of course, comes Christmas Day. This wonderful time of the year we celebrate God becoming human like us–to save us. With the added intensity of the next few days, your pastor is probably struggling with his or her…
Christmas TV Specials & Home Exchanges
Love is in the air during the Christmas season. Once again, the Hallmark Channel is featuring love and home exchanges in their TV specials. We’re addicted to all things, “home exchange.” So, of course, we watched “Debbie Macomber’s Trading Christmas” one more time this year. The plot for this flick involves serendipitous romance at two…