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but we embrace em 2 Kings 22-23:3 : The holidays are a bit of a crucible . Aren’t they? During the holidays our greatest expectations next to our most dreaded ones! Of colliding our biggest joys with our greatest disappointments . So much hope and expectation are crammed into the days ahead. Loading each and every moment with demands and to do’s .   …So yes, the days ahead are a bit of a crucible . Now, the etymology of crucible is cross . And for those of us who worship a crucified savior that ought to give us a little hope! And here it is: When Jesus made the cross his throne, each and every cross lost their power to kill ! Now they have become instruments of resurrection ! The days ahead are a crucible . A cross . And what that means is there’s a blessed way to live into them. Or rather, a blessed way die into them. The blessed upside - down way of our savior ! Which is good. Because if your schedule isn’t upside-down yet, it’s...

for auld lang syne "Another New Year, and the one who makes all things new " Happy New Year’s! And for us, it is a happy occasion. It exemplifies all we hold most dear; Cherishing our past and hopefully looking ahead to what’s next . New Year’s; the celebration of last year and the promise of all the next one. It’s a holiday that embodies are highest aspirations… And sure, there may be room for improvement , but that’s what New Year’s resolutions are for. A new year, a new you. Time to turn over a new leaf… Although by now I’ve turned over enough new leaves to fill a forrest … And if we had to admit it, that’d be the rub of New Year’s. Wouldn’t it? Our past is just a little more sordid than the glitter that falls as the ball drops. Our future is not as full of the promise as innocent “baby new year.” …In 1985, after years of declining sales, Coke-Cola decided to catch up and catch on. Pepsi, loaded with sugar and artificial sweeteners, ...