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Quote : Philip Yancey

“Yet as I read the birth stories about Jesus I cannot help but conclude that though the world may be tilted toward the rich and powerful, God is tilted toward the underdog.”

Philip Yancey
  • By David Todd McCarty
  • December 15, 2015August 20, 2025
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Quote : Richard Paul Evans

"The smells of Christmas are the smells of childhood.”

Richard Paul Evans
  • By David Todd McCarty
  • December 15, 2015August 20, 2025
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Twelve Days of Christmas : Day Two

Christmas Music Is Awesome There are a lot of things I hate. There is a lot of music I hate. But I love Christmas Music. Sometimes, when I’m in my car alone, even in the middle of the summer, my iPhone will kick out a Christmas jam, and I just…

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  • By David Todd McCarty
  • December 15, 2015
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Quote : George Carlin

“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.”

George Carlin
  • By David Todd McCarty
  • December 14, 2015August 20, 2025
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Twelve Days Of Christmas : Day One

I fucking love Christmas. I do. I love everything about it. The carols, the decorations, the weather, the movies and tv shows, giving gifts, the food, hell—sometimes—even the Church service. But I’m a traditionalist. And by that I mean, I like Christmas the way it was when I was a kid.…

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  • By David Todd McCarty
  • December 14, 2015
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Quote | Mother Teresa | Peace

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."

Mother Teresa
  • By David Todd McCarty
  • December 2, 2015August 20, 2025
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Lie To Me

I wrote the following piece almost ten years ago. It says as much about who I was then as it does about the changes in the world since then. I was raised with the firm belief that honesty was a thing to be valued. Telling the truth was the most…

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  • By David Todd McCarty
  • December 2, 2015
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Quote | Louis CK | Overeating


  • By David Todd McCarty
  • December 1, 2015
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You’re No Athlete

There is nothing funnier in the world than seeing a grown man pretending to be a professional athlete. You’ve seen them. Pushing 40. Beginnings of a pot belly. Wearing the jersey with someone else’s name on the back. Like any minute they’re going to get the call, “Jimmy, we need…

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  • By David Todd McCarty
  • December 1, 2015
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Quote | Robert Frost | Aging


  • By David Todd McCarty
  • November 30, 2015
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David Todd McCarty

A cranky romantic searching for hope and humor. I tell stories. Most of them are true. I’m not at all interested in your outrage, but I do feel your pain.

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