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(Updated 12/1/2022) Welcome back, friends!   I am thankful that you are here today. In a previous blog post, “ Christmas Time is Here ,” I mentioned that we, as Christians, assume the herald role.   We are to proclaim and pave the way for others to walk the path to meet our King.   As I considered this role, another question emerged.   One that initially seems simple, yet quickly deepens in complexity:   This Christmas season, are you acting as a Herod or a herald? You’re already answering: “Of course I’m a herald.”   Done.   Click away.   What blog post am I reading next? But WAIT! There's more! What if the answer is not that simple?   What if you are showing Herod traits without even realizing it?   Maybe the process of acting out your role as herald is morphing you into a Herod.   The Format To compare Herod and herald, we’ll institute a side-by-side approach.   Character trait by character trait.   This is how we’ll do it: Identify comparable traits of e

Friends, The adventure continues today with Chapter 7 of Mission Born: Space Twins !  If you are new to the story, or need to catch up, find the link you require here: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 All caught up and ready to go?  So are we.  Continue on to Chapter 7.                 As the doors to the guest suite opened, Walter gasped as he saw his sister surrounded by the four guards.   “Jess!   They got you too?!”   He exclaimed.                 “No, Wally, they’re lettin’ us go.   Now pack up ‘n let’s get outta ‘ere.”   She knew well enough he didn’t have anything to pack, since he had been abducted.                 “He picked a book up from the couch he had been sitting on and tucked it under his arm. “I’m ready!   Let’s go!”   A churlish grin resided on his face, and his sister could do nothing but shake her head and smile.                 “You an’ your books….”   She slapped him on the back hard.   “We need ta get o

Greetings follow readers, writers and new acquaintances! We're glad you've found us!  We have for you today Chapter 6 of Mission Born: Space Twins.  If you're new to the story, or have some catching up to do, follow the link to the desired chapter here: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 If you're all caught up and ready to continue, read on. Once again, we're so glad you came and hope you enjoy the story!  We welcome any feedback you desire to share.  Consider posting a comment, finding us through social media, or shooting us an email (mr@wolfestew.com). And now, the moment for which you've been waiting, the official, exclusive release of Chapter 6:                 Jess strode quickly to the command deck.  As the entry door slid open, she could see the fleet out the viewport.  The warships were aligning.  They would make a translight jump soon, and the chase would be on!  She wanted her brother back.  Those orcs wou

(Updated 12/15/2022.) Christmas time is here!   Do you feel it?   Does it surround you?   And as it surrounds you, do you find yourself uplifted or overwhelmed?   At Christmastime, we all feel merry and bright.   When this season hits, a spring naturally overtakes every footstep.   Magic weaves itself into the air.   It’s effortless. An uncontrollably joyous feeling. The most anticipated moment in every year .   Except...when it’s not. Christmas is filled with expectations, expectations packed in heavy boxes.   Boxes which are stacked in our garages and reopened every year.   Do so many boxes exist for any other time of year?   No?   Why not?   Because no other time of the year is as heavy leaden with expectations as Christmas.   You pull the boxes in and unpack them.   You go through the rituals.   But instead of jingle bells, it is factory bells that toll.  'Tis a nother season of going through motions without the emotion.   You have a happy face on because you know i