There Was No Room

And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. – Luke 2:7

Mary and Joseph had traveled about 70 miles from their hometown of Nazareth to Bethlehem for the very untimely census – untimely because Mary was very pregnant.

She wasn’t at the (more…)

The Victims of Abortion

“And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.’” —Matthew 25:40

Tens of millions of babies will never know a mother’s love. They will never experience childhood milestones. They will never open a present at a birthday party. They will never meet (more…)

You First

Most of my readers are old enough to remember those awkward moments that come with the first declaration of love: “You first.” “No, you first.” From the beginning, both partners shy away from emotional risks. We humans are just frail like that.
We go through our lives in a mode of avoidance – avoiding risks, avoiding confrontation, avoiding anything that upsets our (more…)