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Always be careful what you say…and when…and to whom.

Here’s a copy of the Christmas card I sent out this year. It’s difficult to show online because the real thing folds out. So, imagine that you have a piece of paper in your hands and you’re unfolding it.

The cover/first page shows Santa trying to get down a chimney.

The paper unfolds to show two drawings. The top one of an elf packaging toys and the bottom one of reindeer flying.

The card unfolds again to tell about the true Magic of Christmas.

Merry Christmas to all! Or, as we say in Texas, “to y’all.”

Some of us can only hope we’ll get in with a little outside help.

Central Lutheran Church in Dallas asked me to come up with a cover for their “Feast and Celebration” communion service, a beautiful musical setting by Mary Haugen. The church outline is based on the profile of the sanctuary at Central.

Following instructions to the letter doesn’t always make sense.

I was asked to create the cover for the church bulletin on Easter Sunday. I asked if they had anything in mind. She said, “When I think of Easter I think of lilies and trumpets.” I asked if they wanted any text on the cover. She said, “Something like ‘He is risen’ or ‘Alleluia’.” I stared at a blank piece of paper and this is what came out.

The Reformation from our youthful selves into adults doesn’t always change us.

For the first time in over forty years I will be celebrating Christmas without my wife, Beverly. Yet, as difficult as it will be I know that through the birth of Christ, God has shown his love for us and that He will never leave us alone.

John 11:25
Beverly, or Mimi to her grandkids, is still with us on Christmas.

Happy Birthday, Jesus!