December 2025

From Wuhan to Bethlehem

December 24, 2025

In April of 2020, I wrote the following fragment. Because of its relevance to Christmas, I thought we would run it again. Yes… Christ came. And it changed everything. 6,900 miles. That’s how far it is from Wuhan, China, to Denver.6,900 miles from the genesis of a global disease—a genesis that will be the topic […]

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The Missing Ingredient

December 19, 2025

For over twenty years, Mary and I have lived in our two-story house on Davies Way in Aurora. That’s longer than we’ve ever lived anywhere. In addition to repainting rooms and replacing carpet, we’ve also gotten to know the neighbors around us—specifically, four families. Over the past three years, as my affection for baking has […]

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The Mark of Christmas

December 12, 2025

1 vein.2 arteries. This is what’s contained in an umbilical cord. One vein delivering oxygen and nutrients to the baby in the womb; two arteries carrying waste and low-oxygen blood away. Somewhere between week 4 and week 8 of pregnancy, the umbilical cord forms and begins its vital work. Then, for the remainder of the […]

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Once 13, now 18…

December 5, 2025

Malia. Our oldest grandchild. This week she turns 18. As I’ve reflected on this significant milestone, I was drawn back to a post I wrote five years ago… Saturday was a night of celebration. Malia, our oldest granddaughter, turned 13. A teenager. A beautiful young woman. Her own voice. Her own gifts. Malia. So it […]

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