A new year and decade started while I was still enjoying the Christmas break. I wish I could have made it last longer. It was one of the rare instances...

One of my favorite stories is Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Last December, I read a biography about Dickens. Did you know that, in many ways, he is known for...

Christmas is a powerful reminder that what is important in heaven is often unimportant on earth. While the world was sleeping, the Son of God made His grand entrance, with...

In the annual Christmas special “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer,” Hermey the Elf, who wants to be a dentist, and Rudolph, with a glowing nose, sing a song about being “misfits.”...

I want you to think about at least one song that gives you the blues at Christmas time. What yuletide carols expose the emptiness and loneliness that you feel inside?...

This Thanksgiving, your mission is to be grateful. Grumbling comes easy. Nobody needs to be reminded to whine more. Nobody needs to be taught to complain. Entitlement has become a...

Merry Christmas. No, it’s not too early. Like it or not, another season to celebrate nativity is knocking at our door, and it is still the most wonderful time of...