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December 27, 2025

Was Jesus a Refugee? Of Course He Was.

Was Jesus a refugee? Of course he was. The only reason to deny the clear...

December 09, 2025

The Secret Symbol in A Charlie Brown Christmas

Have you noticed the secret symbol in A Charlie Brown Christmas, the beloved Christmas classic...

December 22, 2024

Why did Americans Elect Mr. Potter?

If Americans want to live in Bedford Falls, why did they elect Mr. Potter, who...

December 14, 2024

Notes From a Sermon: Third Sunday in Advent

Notes From a Sermon: Third Sunday in Advent Luke 1:39-55 includes Mary’s song; commonly referred...

December 24, 2023

“Have I forgotten anyone?”

By Hugh Haynie. First published in the Louisville Courier-Journal on Dec. 24, 1961. Jim...

December 24, 2023

“Christ in the Rubble” by Kelly Latimore

For more about Kelly Latimore, visit his website: Jim Meisner, Jr. is...

December 18, 2023

The Savior in A Charlie Brown Christmas

How many times have you seen A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Emmy award-winning TV program...

December 17, 2020

Third Sunday of Advent

Here are the notes of the sermon I delivered the third Sunday of Advent, 2020...

December 16, 2019

All of the People in the Bible

All of the people in the Bible are Middle Eastern, African, and Mediterranean. When we...

December 31, 2018

Christmas in January — Christmastide

The house with the most Christmas lights in my neighborhood had the decorations down by...

December 24, 2018

Christmas 2019 and It’s a Wonderful Life

Most of us live in Bedford Falls, where our lives are filled with hard working...

December 20, 2018

A Christmas Meditation

Imagine you’re a shepherd, alone on a starlit night, watching over your sheep. All is...

December 16, 2018

Christmas Cats

It's a near certainty there were cats nearby when Jesus was born. Where there is...

December 11, 2018

A Christmas Eve Service From the Moon – 50 Years Ago

Much like the shepherds during the first Christmas, people around the world had their attention...

December 08, 2018

Charlie Brown’s Christmas Savior

You've seen A Charlie Brown Christmas, the Emmy award-winning TV program that has charmed audiences...

November 2018

November 09, 2018

10 Gift Ideas for Progressive Christians

It can be difficult to find off-beat and unusual books and videos outside the mainstream...

December 2017

December 07, 2017

St. Nicholas might be a Klingon

January 2017

January 24, 2017

We are ALL loved

I attended a charming Christmas pageant a few weeks before Christmas. The small church in...

December 2016

December 19, 2016

The people in the Bible

December 17, 2016

Is Christ really in your heart?

December 16, 2016

Turning the other cheek at Christmas