The True Story of Christmas (Part 2)

fter this, Mary returned home to Nazareth. How long it was before Joseph learned she was with child we do not know, but when he did become aware of it he was overwhelmed with grief. Under the Jewish law a betrothal was almost as binding as marriage itself and faithlessness was punishable by death. The … Read more

The True Story of Christmas (Part 1)

Call me curious. I’m a sucker for the story behind things, and if you are anything like me you have heard all sorts of stuff about the first Christmas, the day our Savior was born. Some of what you know is probably true, just as much is likely false. I’ll be sharing with you everything … Read more

Female self-image in American society: a sad commentary, but not a hopeless one

My next planned blog post was going to address the so-called ‘War on Drugs’ but after an experimental post today on my Facebook page I decided I need to talk about something different. It’s not a new subject by any means, but it is an important one and one that saddens me on several levels: … Read more