Christmas Week: Ultron

Previously: Restart, Frankentree, Bing The Sunday before the season began, a group from the congregation stuck around after worship to decorate the sanctuary. This included the only other family in the church close to my own family’s ages, the youngest of whom is a boy in early elementary school. My sermon that day featured aContinue reading “Christmas Week: Ultron”

Third Week of Advent: Bing

Previously: Restart, Frankentree As I write this, my son is in the other room at his computer singing “It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” over and over again. He must be listening to it on headphones as he does it. And it’s clearly the Bing Crosby version, because he’s doing his very bestContinue reading “Third Week of Advent: Bing”

Second Week of Advent: Frankentree

Previously: Restart Shortly after we moved into our current house, we decided that we needed a new Christmas tree. Our previous tree was beginning to show wear and look pretty thin, so we assessed our options for a replacement. As we did so, my wife suggested that we get a pre-lit tree, one that cameContinue reading “Second Week of Advent: Frankentree”