Monthly Archives: December 2011

Encouragements for the New Year…

Posted on December 31, 2011 by

The most encouraging person I know is my wife, Katherine. It would be impossible to list the ways and moments throughout our lives together that God has used her simple words to lift my soul and make me smile. They … Continue reading →

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Just Another Neighborhood

Posted on December 22, 2011 by

The other night, after eating at the iconic Hon Diner in Baltimore, we walked through Hampden, a small neighborhood in the northern part of the city. Each Christmas something special happens in Hampden. It is a cultural event and recently … Continue reading →

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The Lamb

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

One of my favorite Christmas poems was written by William Blake, a profound English poet of the 18th & 19th Centuries. Little Lamb, who made thee? Dost thou know who made thee? Gave thee life, and bid thee feed, By … Continue reading →

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An Advent Song

Posted on December 16, 2011 by

Each Advent season I try to offer some of the more beautiful poetry that has come to us through the ages. This year brings a lovely Advent song written by a friend, Greg Thompson, Sr. Pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church … Continue reading →

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The Journey of our Longing

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Tomorrow our daughters leave Pensacola, Florida, where they attend college, for Baltimore, Maryland, where we live. It will be a fourteen-hour drive. They will embark in the early hours of the morning in order to travel into, and remain in … Continue reading →

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Silent Chaos

Posted on December 8, 2011 by

The other day, while writing in my Starbucks (yes, I have claimed it as mine and have donated all the proceeds to the mother corporation), I was reminded of how noisy it gets in that small space. The joint was … Continue reading →

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