The word “advent” simply means “coming.” Used specifically during the Christmas season, it is a period of time where we look forward expectantly to the coming of Christ. While the term could apply to either his first coming, as a baby in a manger, or the second coming, in this season, it specifically looks forward ...
Christmas is right around the corner, and this is a season that seems especially designed for dads! The opportunities abound to spend some quality time with your kids. Let me give you a few examples. The day after Thanksgiving is our family’s tradition of decorating the house for Christmas. Our kids are getting older, and ...
In the United States, we celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving this week. This is a great opportunity to show our thankfulness and gratitude for the blessings in our lives. But it is also a good time to teach our children the habit of being grateful. One of the things we try to do around our ...
Let’s face it: Gratitude is a difficult thing to master. It’s a lot easier to feel like we deserve everything we have. To feel entitled. But gratitude goes a lot further, and it is commanded by God. We have to make the choice to be thankful in our lives. Our tendency is to go the ...
Sometimes it is hard to be thankful. A couple of weeks ago, my wife broke her ankle, and we have chosen to be thankful in spite of difficult circumstances. But that exercise in gratitude has got me thinking, and looking for more reasons to be thankful. As I watched my kids this week, I’ve discovered ...
The past couple of weeks has been pretty quiet around here, and I apologize for that. Last Sunday morning, my wife fell and suffered a broken ankle. You may know that she is pregnant, and that has been a concern in this situation. I am relieved to say that the baby is fine (it’s a ...