Values and relatives at Christmas by Bob Docter - The term relative cannot be understood in isolation. It’s always at least two of something. If we’re talking about those people who come by your house every Christmas and who often have the

lifeLines by Ian Robinson, Major - Just before Thanksgiving, an angry donor sent us an e-mail because he was upset at seeing one of our red kettles outside his local supermarket. He said he would not donate a dime before Thanksgiving and

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sharperFocus by Kelly Pontsler, Major - The picture isn’t huge, but it makes an impression! Paul Cézanne’s Kitchen Table is the latest painting to really get my attention. I’ve been spending quite a bit of time at the museum lately—courtesy of an annual

prayerPower by Mervyn Morelock, Lt. Colonel - …is why we pray. Archbishop Desmond Tutu wrote, “Hope is fundamental to the way we, as Christians, live our lives.” When my hope fades, or even shifts to someone other than Jesus, then I’m walking

by Karen Gleason - This is how much God loved the world: He gave his Son, his one and only Son. And this is why: so that no one need be destroyed; by believing in him, anyone can have a whole