Theodidacti

This Year’s Christmas Letter
sent by traditional mail to family and friends about
a week ago and to the worldwide web today
We just finished up with our annual Open House here at the parsonage. That has to mean it’s time to get out the Christmas cards. The crowd at the Open House was larger than it has [...]

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“Amazing Bass” by Victor Wooten…
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Jackie Mason, the comedian, withdrew a lawsuit against Jews for Jesus. They had created another one of their clever little tracts, asking the question: “Jackie Mason…a Jew for Jesus?” He was offended and sued. Jews for Jesus were gracious and attempted more than once to settle out of court, as the scriptures dictate (Matthew 5:25). [...]

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Okay…I don’t which one is the best. I just wish the videos were longer.
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“Whenever God closes one door he always opens another, even though sometimes it’s hell in the hallway.” I don’t know who said that; I searched but only found it quoted—usually as signatures in BLOGs—but with no reference. It resonates in my spirit, if in an amusing way.
A year ago, I made some prints for Susan’s [...]

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I received this by email yesterday…

From simple manger nativity to modern tack…

If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights, and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I’m just another decorator.
If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals, and [...]

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My daughters are here, helping their mother get things ready for the Open House that is today. Miriam was cleaning and is now topping the cherry-cheescakes. Cristin is decorating the Chrustmas Tree that I just put up and trimmed. Susan is setting the buffet. It’s a nice family feeling we don’t get much anymore. Everyone [...]

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The stairwell in the parsonage is shaping up. I have just about all the work printed and framed. Hanging it is about all that is left to do. I have printed some on my HP Deskjet 9800 that Susan got me for my 50th birthday (and have put to lots of use for the church [...]

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Today is the annual Christmas parade in our town. You pay your $100 entry fee and you’re in the show. Everybody who is anybody is in the lineup—from a local septic tank cleaning company to the high school marching band, and with the city manager, police chief, and sheriff thrown in for good measure. The [...]

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It is a dark, cold, blustery morning in Graham, North Carolina. From where I sit, I can hear the wind in the trees, the rain hitting the windows and siding, and the water under the tires of cars going past. I can also see the treelimbs blowing and the raindrops on the window. But over [...]

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