Tag Archives: Christmas

Keeping Christ in Christmas

Posted on December 24, 2010 by jlh

In Dickens’ beloved A Christmas Carol, Scrooge and his nephew are jockeying back and forth about Christmas. “Much good it has ever done you!” scoffs the old skinflint. The nephew returns: “I am sure I have always thought of Christmas … Continue reading →

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Another Silent Night, Holy Night

Posted on November 18, 2010 by jlh

American Christianity has, for the most part, held high the flame for separation of church and state. But, we haven’t done as well keeping church and business apart. Most churches run on a business corporate model. They have a board … Continue reading →

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Striking Christmas 2008

Posted on January 4, 2009 by jlh

1 a.m. I always write best in the wee hours, then sleep through the morning. Sandy and Jim will be striking the Christmas set today: packing up carefully the  Nativities from Nigeria, Burma, Austria and other countries; folding and storing … Continue reading →

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A Dark Christmas Tree

Posted on December 18, 2008 by jlh

Sandy will be OK, coming home in a day or two. They’ll be able to treat her with meds. We have a Christmas tree with several hundred lights. There’s a switch on the floor I can’t reach, so the tree … Continue reading →

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A Post-WalMart World?

Posted on December 2, 2008 by jlh

In the physical realm a flash of lightning exposes reality hidden by darkness. In the moral realm, an event can reveal the stark truth as suddenly. Moral lightning struck on black Friday in Long Island, NY, when a mob of 2000 shoppers … Continue reading →

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