As the holidays approach, there are sales circulars and commercials telling us what we need to buy, how much we need to spend, and how much we can save if we buy it. Advertisers are also trying to convince us that if we buy what they are selling, our loved ones will know just how much we care. Don’t believe the hype! I can remember flipping through the Sears catalog when I was young and dog-earring all the pages that contained the things that I just had to have each year. Tho

Like most parents, when our children were little, I used to pray over them daily. My constant prayer was that they would be leaders and not followers, except to follow after Jesus. It’s so easy to follow these days, especially the wrong people. You see them wherever you turn. On television, computer screens, tablets, cellphones, newspapers - their faces and messages are everywhere you look. They are all about collecting likes and comments, so their messages can be confusing