
Is December 25 Really When Jesus Was Born?
You don’t have to look far to find people who embrace the commercial aspects of Christmas but also question the ...

Why We Sing (Christmas Edition)
During Christmas of 1914, soldiers huddled together in trenches to keep from freezing all along the western front of World ...

Heart of the Song: Silent Night
I grew up thinking everything I heard in Christmas songs was literal. There really were nine reindeer and they pulled ...

Heart of the Song: O Come All Ye Faithful
The Christmas story opens in Bethlehem over 2,000 years ago. Joseph and a very pregnant Mary had traveled a long ...

Heart of the Song: Angels We Have Heard on High
As a songwriter, there are few things worse than playing for a room full of people who don’t care you’re ...

Thanksgiving Before Christmas
If you’re like me (or Hobby Lobby), your Christmas tree goes up before the turkey is served on Thanksgiving Day ...

4 Ways to Host on a Budget
What does it mean to be hospitable? I think for many people the idea of being hospitable means we must ...

Who Will Teach Your Kids to Pray?
Our older son was four and our younger son was barely three years old. My older son began his prayer ...

A Seat at the Table
You know the scene — that tumultuous environment known as the high school cafeteria. You know the feeling of walking ...

More Than a Meal
Growing up, food was important to my family. My parents regularly served exquisite dinners on weeknights, and really went all ...

Blessed Are the Meek
Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. — Matthew 5:5 Meekness isn’t the most valuable virtue in our day ...

Blessed are the Pure in Heart
If you’re like me, reading through the Beatitudes can feel like a lesson in failure, none more so than when ...