The Lord has blessed us to see another year go by. Every new year brings new challenges with it.  I remember back in 1999, the world was standing on the brink of a new millennium and living in fear.  Many people were afraid of the ‘Y2K computer bug’ that was threatening to shut down electricity and water utilities that are dispensed automatically by computers around the world.  Others were afraid their Social Security checks that come automatically every month would not be pr

The men slowly made their way toward Bethlehem under the clear Judean sky.  Their clothing had an Eastern Oriental design, and their camels were laden down with treasures they had brought from afar.  Their eyes twinkled with excitement as they anxiously watched the skies for a sign.  Then… there it was!  A star--brighter than any other in the sky!  The same star they had first seen in their home country in the Far East… the same star they had been following for months.  But n