May Christ Be Born in You! December 10, 2025 Sue Monk Kidd, in one of her books, recalls her youth and how she would prepare for Christmas. In early… Read more
As Soon As Jesus Comes! December 9, 2025 One family decided to let their three-year-old daughter record the message for callers on their smart phone. The rehearsals went… Read more
Pick Up the Baby! December 8, 2025 Some of you Baby Boomers like me might remember the humorist Sam Levinson who was on TV when screens were… Read more
Kill the Spider! December 7, 2025 Today is the Second Sunday of Advent. In the Gospel (Matthew 3:1-12) we listen to a most unpleasant prophet, John… Read more
The Pew Potato’s Prayer! December 6, 2025 Dear Lord, please leave me alone. Just let me sit here in my pew on Sunday, and Lord guard my… Read more
The Person Who Needs It the Most! December 5, 2025 Several times in Treats for the Soul over the last few years I have told a memorable story that occurred… Read more
Joy to the World! December 4, 2025 Consider the story of one young man. He was often sick as a baby. He was always small, puny some… Read more
The President As a Mouse! December 3, 2025 Twenty-two days from today is Christmas Day!! The day that changed life forever on Planet Earth! You would never know… Read more
It Taxes Our Imagination! December 2, 2025 It is a story that taxes our imagination—this story of God taking human flesh, of God becoming one with us. … Read more
Four Things That Matter Most! December 1, 2025 In a wonderfully challenging book, The Four Things That Matter Most, Dr. Ira Byock, a leading palliative care physician who works with… Read more
Just a Cup of Cold Water! November 30, 2025 Today, the First Sunday of Advent, is the only Sunday in Advent when we will hear the voice of Jesus… Read more
The Lord Is My Shepherd! November 29, 2025 We are all familiar with Psalm 23, “The Lord is My Shepherd”. Hopefully we pray it often and we meditate… Read more
