by marshal | Dec 19, 2019 | Holidays
In elementary school, my teacher scraped the surface of a table onto a slide and placed the slide under the microscope. Bugs, creatures and debris invisible to my eye were exposed by the power of magnification. What had been invisible to me became visible through the...
by marshal | Dec 20, 2018 | Holidays
When we first moved to Hungary in 1996, I shopped in small local stores. Budapest changed as malls and "mega-stores" took over. These changes reflected the notion that "bigger is better". I missed those small stores and the people in them. Small...
by marshal | Nov 22, 2018 | Holidays, Thanksgiving
"God cannot love you more tomorrow than He loves you today." These words were spoken to me by a person in the midst of adversity. One might ask, "How could that be?" God's goodness and love for me encompass both the good and the bad of life....
by marshal | Jan 18, 2018 | Attitude, Holidays, Identity, Importance, Self-Control
I used to make New Year’s resolutions, but I found that by mid-January I would be wallowing in failure. Positive change is good, but so very difficult. I have come to realize that striving for change in my own strength is futile. This year I made no resolutions....
by marshal | Dec 21, 2017 | Holidays
The Incarnation of Christ, of God becoming man in the form of Jesus, has taken on new meaning for me since my mother's death on Christmas Eve of 2015. I was reminded of the gift of Jesus, the Son of God, who came down into this world so that we could go up to...
by marshal | Dec 14, 2017 | Holidays, Importance
When we first moved to Hungary in 1996, we shopped in small local stores. Over the years, however, "megastores" and malls popped up around the city. These changes reflected the notion that "bigger is better." I missed those small stores and the...
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