Month: December 2012

Yesterday was the final Sunday of ministry for Pastor Don and Laurie Chapin, completing over 10 years of faithful ministry as Student Ministries' Pastor.  I had the opportunity to share some brief thoughts with the Chapins and our congregation at the end of the morning service.  I thought I'd post them on my blog in...

I can remember the first tree that Laurie and I had for Christmas together. While I always grew up with "fake" trees, Laurie always had real, and I was excited to have a real one.  I can still remember the look, feel and smell of it.  It was so big (or maybe our apartment was...

This past weekend, Carol and I bought the supplies to make a JOY nativity outdoor Christmas yard sign. As I was cutting out the letters for this sign, I was reminded of the fact that while joy is a word and emotion focused on during the Christmas season, it is also one of the fruits...