As I sit here on Christmas Eve, the anticipation begins to build.  No matter if you are young or old, everyone stops for a moment on this Christmas eve, as the old familiar carols play, and will think of their hopes and dreams, presents and sweets, and family and friends. It is a time like no other. Christmas Day is the only day of the year where the entire world stops for a day.  Even wars have called a truce on this day.  Peace.  A time to celebrate the day God chose to make Himself known to all mankind in a personal way.  Jesus Christ.  And for all that […]
Among the chaos in the news headlines this last week, there was a small news clip of significant impact.  A church bus crashed returning home to North Carolina after a three-day Jubilee celebration in Gatlinburg, TN.  The bus blew a tire and hit an SUV and a tractor-trailer.  Eight people lost their lives. News like this makes me stop in my tracks.  Sometimes it makes me question, just for a moment, the essence of my prayers.  Surely those people were praying for safe travels. What happened to their prayers?  Why such a senseless accident? I am reminded back to a story I wrote a […]

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Sue McCusker is a freelance writer, Bible teacher, and former corporate IT Analyst. Her stories have been published in several Guideposts books and magazines, as well as in her devotional book, A Christmas Story Devotional. She loves sharing stories of life, hope, and faith, and inspiring others to experience real faith in their everyday lives.