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Christmas Down Under
Last December, my family and I experienced life in a different hemisphere on December 25. Dear family friends had invited us to spend the holidays with them in Australia. When we arrived a few days before Christmas, it felt strange to shop dressed in shorts and flip-flops. I noticed how easy it was to get around in department stores without lugging a winter coat. Aussie believers usually attend church on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, even if the holidays don’t fall on Sunday. So when the days arrived, we gathered to sang praises, hailing the incarnate deity. On Christmas instead of chestnuts roasting, we smelled suntan lotion. Instead…
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A Lesson from the Olympics
Mo Farah, 33, said he thought his Rio 2016 Olympics "dream was over." This member of the Great Britain team was defending champ (London, 2012) of the 10,000m event, and he had every reason to believe he could win it again—until he tripped on his training partner and fell on the track. But rather than give up, Farah did something remarkable. He jumped back to his feet. And he didn’t just prove he could get up and make it to the finish line. No—he took off and ran for 16 more laps and pressed on to won the gold! The apostle Paul uses a running metaphor for the Christian faith…
