Our calendar changed 2020 years ago with the birth of our Savior. We can only imagine how excited the wise men were as they observed the star shining down on Jesus as they approached the new born King who would change the entire world . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/gifts-of-love/

Yesterday I wrote of my wife’s brother’s death from Covid and one of my friends immediately chastised me for not taking the disease seriously enough. He is obsessed with Covid and thinks about it every waking minute. He wants everyone else to be as obsessed with it as he is and since I’m not, he took the opportunity to tell me that maybe this will wake me up . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/too-much-hot-air/

My wife’s brother died this week from Covid. He went into the hospital and immediately developed pneumonia and was put on a ventilator and then his kidneys failed, and a lung collapsed and that was it. He was 75 . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/its-time-for-paradise/

Two of my sons and their families are coming down for a week’s visit the day after Christmas. They will definitely want to go fishing and I’ve been working on cleaning my boat, (which was filthy,) prior to their arrival. I worked 4 1/2 hours on Saturday and 5 hours on Sunday cleaning it and I’m heading back over there this morning for round three I’m supposed to meet a buddy over there shortly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/cussing-up-a-blue-moon/

I saw a quote by Jack Handey that read: "Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them and you have their shoes." . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/pray-that-your-sock-slides-down/

Only a few times through the years have I included an entire article written by another author in Words for the Day, but today’s read written by Shawn Akers and posted in Charisma News is an important message that every Christian should read. It concerns a subject about which I am quite concerned . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/the-coming-persecution/

The Bible says in Proverbs 25:28 – A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls. In biblical times cities were fortified with huge walls to keep out marauders. When the Jews were captured and hauled to Babylon, Jerusalem had huge fortified walls, a beautiful temple and magnificent city . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/mission-impossible/

Yesterday I took a couple of first timers sword fishing. It was a beautiful day and we quickly covered the 35 miles to the swordfish grounds. We saw a large school of porpoise on the way and it was fun watching them leaping through the water . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/instant-gratification/

My brother did not have one person (other than family) attend his funeral. It was the saddest thing I’ve ever experienced and I think of it often. Imagine spending a lifetime, (52), and not having even one friend . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/when-the-world-bounces-away-from-you-2/

I am constantly astounded at the freedoms being taken away from us in this country, one of the most vital of which is freedom of speech. Unfortunately global media of any format is dominated by far left liberals. Social media outlets are no longer even covert about it and are flaunting their power openly . . . https://www.wordsfortheday.com/index.php/2020/12/i-wont-shut-up-will-you/