When you have a quiet moment enjoy this beautiful rendition of “Silent Night” from Placido Domingo and The PianoGuys.
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Love at Christmas
In the spirit of God’s love at Christmas, I share with you a reading from The Book of Common Prayer: 1 John 4:7-16 King James Version (KJV) 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only …
The Unexpected Advent
Well, best laid plans, and all that. You may have noticed there wasn’t a blog from me last week. I was all ready to write about Bethlehem– And WHAM! Life took an unexpected turn. Rather than being in my office, writing a brilliant blog to bless you all, I spent the day dealing with health crises for my older brother. It started at 2:30 am with a phone call from emergency services, and I …
Nuclear Santa
Sixty years ago this week in 1955, Sears Roebuck ran the following print ad in a Colorado Springs newspaper: What a lovely thought. Santa (the real one, not some department store fake) announcing “Hey Kiddies! Call me direct.” There was only one problem, the phone number was already taken by the Continental Air Defense Command in Colorado Springs, the predecessor to the North American Air Defense …
Silly Saturday – Dec. 19, 2015
I couldn’t resist posting this oldie but goodie. Silent Monks singing!
Fun Fridays – Dec. 18, 2015
A beautiful song. Perfect for the season. Turn up your volume, close your eyes, and be transported. HT: Kim Moore
The Little Things
Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? If you do, you may already be thinking about them, at least a little. I don’t tend to make strict ones but throughout the year, I do try to improve. I notice it’s the little things that kill. Take the preparation and display of Thanksgiving cranberry sauce. A few years ago, as a small part of my contribution to dinner, I brought jellied cranberry sauce. Of …
Practice Makes…More Practice
Before musicians perform, they practice, and then practice some more. The best musicians might practice eight hours a day, every day, for many years. Then maybe, just maybe they get paid to perform, which rarely makes up for the thousands of hours they practiced for free. Before an artist paints or sculpts or creates anything, they practice and practice some more and throw away many of the things …
Joy to the World?
The angel said, “I bring you good tidings of great joy!” We really need some of that these days. With Paris and San Bernardino still in the news cycle we are reminded of the evil among us. And then this past week I received a series of bad news from industry friends. A publishing friend lost his home to a fire. A client called to say they’ve been diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma which is a cancer …
The Gift of Christian Fiction
If you’re looking for the most original idea ever expressed on a Christian Publishing blog, this isn’t it. But this thought is worth repeating at this time of year, and that is, consider giving the gift of Christian fiction as you shop for your Christmas gifts. Why? The stories are written and edited well. They are entertaining and uplifting. You can find a book for almost any interest. Romance, …