Christmas Time Is Here . . . Almost Posted: Dec 09, 2009 I am very willing this time of the year to be vocal about God, spirituality, and all the rest. It's the meaning of the season, after all. Most people lower their defenses this time of year and that makes it much easier for me to be honest and truly express what God is doing for me, to me, and with me. I don't have to hide behind my well designed façade; I can let it all hang out in a manner of speaking. For most of the year I am a very reserved fellow, but you get me close to Christmas and I sort of lose my mind. Food tastes better. The air is purer. Life is richer. There is a feeling of rebirth or starting over that is intoxicating and it is impossible for me to ignore it or hide it. I have a light and it must and shall shine!

MORE: Moments of Revelatory Exhilaration Posted: Oct 14, 2009 I was driving home from work late last year. The traffic was bad, as usual. The heater in my car doesn't work that well and, needless to say, it was cold. And oh yeah, I had a headache. All in all, I wouldn't describe my mood as good. It wasn't a horrible day, so don't assume I was angry or bitter about life. I just wasn't "feeling" that Tuesday afternoon, if you know what I mean. But all of that changed when I got hit by what I like to call a Moment of Revelatory Exhilaration. God didn't audibly speak to me. I didn't get a vision from heaven. But I did catch a glimpse of something beyond me and my immediate circumstances. Scripture tells us He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men (Ecclesiastes 3:11); I'm sure there are many different ways that verse can be interpreted or explained, but I'm not going to exegete the passage. I know what that verse says to me; God has made everything beautiful in its time and He created humanity with an innate ability to appreciate truth and beauty. He did this so we could and would recognize the Originator of that Truth and Beauty.