December 14, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, December 14.

My daughter was 27 when she got married, my wife was 20 when we tied the knot, and my mom wed my dad at the tender young age of 17. The history of my family parallels the changes in our culture regarding average marriage ages and leads us to the Christmas question - how old was Mary when she gave birth to Jesus?

December 12, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Tuesday, December 12.

The subject of the "synoptic gospels" makes for a fascinating study. Why and how are Matthew, Mark, and Luke connected? Well, here's some facts - 

December 7, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Thursday, December 7.

We continue, this week, to look at stories behind Christmas songs. Most of our favorite carols were written in the 1800‘s and some before that. Today we focus on a modern carol, written in the 20th century.

December 6, 2023 - Good Morning! It's Wednesday, December 6.

Each day this week we're looking at a story behind a carol. Many of the songs that we love to sing during the Christmas season have interesting backgrounds, stories that are sometimes dramatic and often heartwarming. I love the stories behind the carols and hope you'll enjoy these special holiday devotionals.

December 4, 2023 - Good Morning! It’s Monday, December 4. This past weekend, our choir and bells got to be in a parade! Each year, on the first Saturday of December, our town has a nighttime lighted Christmas parade. Once again, hundreds of friends from the community gathered at our historic courthouse square to kick off the holidays. It was fun!