where Mike and I meet – for Christmas morning.

I’m not sure when you will read this. You might not get it until Monday, being one of those people who disconnect from technology for the weekend. And especially for Christmas weekend. And that’s fine. But some of you are reading this on Christmas. “You are addicts,” some of the people we will be with […]

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Round John Virgin and the Innkeeper.

Some kid makes a drawing of the Nativity scene. Everyone looks familiar except for a guy standing in the corner. “Who’s that?” asks his teacher or mom or Sunday school teacher. “That’s Round John Virgin,” says the kid. “You know, Round John Virgin, mother, and child.” It’s a cute story. It’s probably not true. The […]

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Family resemblance

Recently, I told a guy, “I’m Andrew’s dad.” He said, “I see the resemblance.” I look like my dad. Hope looks like me. Apparently Andrew looks like me, too. And I think Hope looks a little like Nancy (which is a very good thing). But no one has ever said that because they have seen Andrew […]

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Shepherds (an Advent post)

On the first day of a new job, one of the first tasks is to introduce the newbie to everyone. It’s part of the orientation, part of saying to the newbie, “Here are our heroes, here are your colleagues, here is what the job looks like, here is the heritage you are joining.” On the […]

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