Daywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.

Daywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.

Daywatch: A holiday-themed, year-end, testimony-packed celebration of the year that has been.

Ever loved someone, or something, so illogically much that people thought you were crazy? You probably were (a bit). There's something absurd about love — it looks past faults and flaws, and it forgives, over and over. Christmas is really about this kind of love. And you're invited this Christmas to encounter, and maybe even experience, this kind of love.

Our intern told us that if you search for Joy To The World on Spotify, and started scrolling down to count the number of versions available, number 100 would be the one by Kenny Rogers. No kidding.

Why did the scarecrow become a motivational speaker? Why was the math workbook so pessimistic? What's the relationship between a grape that wants to be a raisin and a golfer who wears a spare pair of pants?

You can either be hostile or harmonious, but you can't be both. That's why, in our church, we don't do black-eyed peace.

The Bible is full of fantastic next generation stories. Like Adam with Cain and Abel. Ok maybe not. Oh, like Abraham, Isaac and Jacob... actually their family was quite messed up. I know, I know, Moses to Joshua. Oh but that part ends with Judges. Let me try again. David to Solomon? Errrr... Elijah to Elisha? Yes, that has to be it. Plus, that story has bears in it. And no wild animal speaks Strong Generations - Next Gen Weekend better than the bear, teddy or otherwise. Hi tech, soft touch.

Paul says I take it to a one way ticket. The winter plan? Find hinterland. Yes, they falter, end up in Malta, make light of a snake bite and get much from a healing altar. The plan doesn’t alter — Paul must rouse and attest under house arrest. Watch them jostle. The book ends with Paul gettin jiggy in the eternal city with copies of the tracts of the apostles.