As I wound down the narrow road, I felt anticipation build. Every bend of the foliage and arc of the bridges increased my expectancy. When the shuttle bus rounded the last corner, I gasped as the 55-foot-tall Norway spruce and encircling evergreens illuminated the front lawn. Over a century ago, landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted suggested this spectacular approach to …
The Focus of Christmas
“He’s not still a baby.” Here in this season where we remember the birth of Christ, it’s sometimes hard to remember the grown up Jesus that we serve. Maybe it’s easier to adore a tender baby than a mature Spirit. God is Spirit and those that worship Him must do so with their spiritual being …