Kenton J. Kutney

Good news! Officially, Christmas isn't over. So don't take your Tree down just yet. 😉 January 6 is a commemoration of the coming of the 3 Wise Men as the first earthly manifestation of Christ to the World.  Here's how the dictionary defines Epiphany : 2 :   an appearance or manifestation especially of a divine being 3 a   (1)   :   a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something   (2) :   an intuitive grasp of reality through something (as an event) usually simple and striking   (3)   :   an illuminating discovery, realization, or disclosure b   :   a revealing scene or moment I'm liking this word!   As we begin to grasp the significant reality of Jesus Christ being made manifest to us as a simple baby in a humble stable, we see the baby born to bring us home. He came as God's rescue-mission for the world. The very name Jesus means 'God to the resc...

My wife and her siblings put their heads together and whimsically came up with some fresh ideas to make your basic drinking song a bit more profound.  Should old acquaintance be forgot  And never brought to mind? Let's keep our friendships old and new  For auld lang syne  For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, Don't know the meaning of the words of 'auld lang syne'! May all the joys of former days be treasured in our hearts And all the friends we've grown to love not ever grow apart For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne, Let's all pretend to understand it auld lang syne  We'll raise a glass to mercy, and we'll raise a glass to peace Let's choose the path of kindness and our grievences release For auld lang syne, my dear, for auld lang syne we long for meaning in the phrase for auld lang syne May all our sorrows be forgotten with the setting sun And rays of hope come with the dawn of a New Year just begun For auld lang syne, my dea...