Articles from December 2012

This year, as Southern Gospel prepares to return to its roots with a big four-day extravaganza in Memphis in June that’ll feature most of our genre’s leading male quartets, enLighten’s New Year’s Gospel Jubilee will do the same. Here’s the lineup of groups and the approximate time each segment will begin. NOTE: enLighten will encore the  read full article …

This thoughtful, insightful message by Rick Kretschmer of Clayton, North Carolina, was shared with me by a mutual friend … and my immediate re-action was – with his permission – to share it with you: “So tell me how your god can allow for the slaughter of children if it is some sort of all-knowing,  read full article …

Words recorded by the prophet Isaiah in the Scriptures: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.” Merry Christmas . . . from all of us at enLighten:  read full article …

Holly berries and paper garlands Sparkling lights and shimmering tinsel Evergreen wreaths and red velvet bows Shepherds and Wisemen Baking cookies and peanut butter fudge Caroling and hot cocoa The smell of pine and of pumpkin pie Toys for Tots and Angel trees Frankincense and myrhh Christmas dinner and delivering food baskets Family and friends  read full article …

I recently read an interview with writer Anne Lamott, who’s just published a book on faith, titled “Help, Thanks, Wow,” referring to what she calls her “three essential prayers,” the only ones she needs. Quoting Ms. Lamott: “Help” is the main prayer. “Help” is the prayer of surrender and having a real shot at things beginning  read full article …