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No one alive had ever witnessed it. On December 21, 2020, the first day of the winter solstice, two planets, Jupiter and Saturn, aligned so closely that they appeared almost as one, shining so brightly that we could see them with a good … Read more
When Mary, one of our readers, read a PresbyCan devotional about arriving at a hotel and finding it full, she was reminded of an event that happened to her family in 1983. We were travelling from … Read more
One Christmas, my brother and I received a new game: Monopoly®. We played that game with our best friend, Michael, for many, many years thereafter. It was a game which I found uninteresting and a real bore. In fact, I still do. Back … Read more
Paige was not alone on the 18th day of December, 1987, eight days before Christmas. This was the day when the angel of the Lord arrived unseen at Paige's bedside. Paige suffered a severe neck injury at home, after falling and fracturing … Read more
I can still remember that wonderful morning 44 years ago when Jesus Christ saved me. What a glorious day that was! I immediately fell in love with Jesus, and the journey of His conforming me to His image began. Today, some of us may … Read more
A few months ago, my dad passed away. Reflecting on past Christmas seasons, we remembered some of the things that Daddy did during family gatherings, like the time he pushed my cousin's face into the whipped cream on a pie. One of my … Read more
My parents usually shopped at the last minute for Christmas gifts. This Christmas Eve was no different than those in prior years. My mom always told of a beautiful little Tiny Tears doll that caught her eye, but the popular little doll … Read more
This Christmas season, I've set up an unusual, private nativity display which I'm eager to describe for you. It features several photographs of tiny babies born at the Memorial Christian Hospital in Bangladesh. Two photos are of triplets. … Read more
A Facebook post caught my attention. Boyd McWhorter, it reported, was a native of my hometown of Cochran, Georgia, USA. Unless you were a big fan of college sports — in particular for the National College Athletic Association's … Read more