An Exercise in Faith
by Rev. Tom Gray New Years’ resolutions are often seen as exercises in futility. We plan things like losing weight, exercising more, or giving up on bad habits, only to…
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Starting a Spiritual Resolution
by Rev. Tom Gray Most New Year’s resolutions deal with getting rid of something you do by habit. Typical resolutions are for things like stopping smoking, going on a diet,…
ReadThe Christmas Miracle
by Rev. Tom Gray I remember being breathless with expectation of Christmas when I was a child. The breathlessness was probably more about the presents than anything else. Decades later…
ReadA Child is Born
by Rev. Tom Gray So much of the Christmas story seems to defy typical expectations. For instance, we first meet God as a baby, not a man. If I wrote…
ReadBeing the Gift
by Rev. Tom Gray I’d like to follow up on a previous post about each of us “being” the Christmas gift. Offering our time, love, and presence begins, of…
ReadThe Present of Presence
by Rev. Tom Gray Thanks be to God for his gift that is too wonderful for words. 2 Corinthians 9:15 I like Christmas presents—giving and receiving. When I give a…
ReadThe Christmas Star
by Rev. Tom Gray After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem and asked, “Where is the…
ReadThe Three Gifts
by Rev. Tom Gray When the three Magi came to see the infant Jesus they were seeking a King. What they may not have known was that their presence and…
ReadChristmas Devotional
by Rev. Tom Gray Almost everyone loves Christmas carols. Even people who’ve rarely darkened the door of a church can hum along. They might even know a few of the…
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