When our oldest child was 3.5, she was in desperate need of a new bed, as her old one was quite falling apart. I took to Craigslist and spotted a perfect pink trundle bed at a nearby flea market. read more
On Christmas Eve, my husband and I stayed up late, waiting for the little ones to fall asleep. We turned on their lights and checked for how asleep they really were. Then, carefully, I lifted our daughter out of her bed and put her in ours. read more
Luke’s Christmas story may be one of the most familiar in Scripture, but the details continue to surprise and reward the readers. Craig Koester is interim dean and professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. read more
My mother opened Canterbury Tales, a children’s bookstore on Saint John’s King Street, back in 1989. During junior high, I looked forward to my afterschool shift so I could read (and sometimes sell) books by Sheree Fitch, Robert Munsch and Roald Dahl. read more