Jumpin’ Jack’s Prophecy

(A Christmas Meditation) Dr. Luke informs us that Elizabeth was elderly and barren when the angel, Gabriel, appeared to her husband. The angel told Zechariah that Elizabeth was to bear a son. His name was to be John, and John was to prepare the people of Israel for...

Merry Christmas

Christmas is the most important day of the international calendar, both for cultural and economic reasons. In spite of this, the actual meaning of Christmas remains largely hidden. Occasionally we see posts of, “Put Christ back in Christmas,” but the origins of such...

Majestic Birth

His wrinkled fist clutched Mary’s wrap as he first considered sight. Beyond the folds, the troubled dust of straw formed its own bright sky of the humble fire’s light. A man knelt near the two. His looked for clues in the child; he smoothed her weary hair. She caught...