It’s Christmas! For those of us who have grown up with the Christmas story, it’s hard to imagine that so many others in the world don’t know it, or tell it, or believe in it, or share it—the real meaning of Christmas, that is.
As an English teacher, I love the way roots of words create so many different like-minded words. Grace, gracious, grateful, gratitude—they all intermingle, and they stem from our gracious God.
Although people may not want to admit it, even the bravest of them have fears; and being fearful isn’t limited to the young or to the feeble. We all have them.