Nancy and I were talking about why we don’t care for Christmas. It’s not that we are against the Incarnation of Christ. It’s not that we are protesting the commercialization of the holiday. It’s not that we are refusing to take sides in the “Holiday/Christmas” debate. We realized that it’s about the expectations. There are […]

We found Saint John of the Mall sitting in front of the gift wrapping store. It’s not really a buying and selling store. That store closed. The space is used during December for a non-profit to raise funds by wrapping gifts for contributions. It was early. No one was around. We sat next to John […]

I might have mentioned that we start our mall walks by Red Robin. The parking is close to the door and closest to our house. I understand the irony of worrying about parking when you are going to walk. About half a mile away, at the far end of the mall, is a little manicure […]

“I bet John the Baptist wasn’t a fan of Christmas,” I said to Saint John. Nancy and John stopped and stared at me. The three of us had been walking quietly through the mall. I’d been thinking about John’s conversation with the community leader. I remembered that John the Baptist was mentioned right after Nicodemus […]