... of Christmas is not only "Joy to the World." It also is a very personal message of hope and encouragement. Jo Carr and Donna Cash tell an amusing story of a family out in Texas whose custom was to put large plywood letters bordered with Christmas tree ... in the lights. They did, and the letters blazed forth against the darkening sky the name, "LEON!" (3) Talk about personalizing the Christmas story. Some little fellow named Leon passing by that home that night would have been delighted to see his name in ...
... letters up onto the roof. It was nearly dark when he finished, and he clambered down the ladder triumphantly to tell the kids to plug in the lights. They did. And the letters blazed forth against the darkening sky -“LEON!” (From an Advent “Calendar of Devotions” by Jo Carr and Donna Cash, Abingdon Press, 1980, p. 29) Leave it to us, like James and John, to get things backwards.“...but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be slave of ...
... them detract him from his call. His life is a challenge to our lives. It is time for us to toss our cap over the wall as well. 1 The New Model for Exceptional Performance (New York: Penguin Group, Inc., 2004), pp. 118-119. 2. Leon A. Harris, The Fine Art Of Political Wit (E.P. Dutton.) 3. Michael and Donna Nason, Robert Schuller: His Story (New York: Jove Books, 1983). 4. Copyright 1971 by the Public Domain Foundation. 5. Fred Hartley, 100% Beyond Mediocrity (Old Tappan, N.J.: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1983).
