It is mind-boggling to find ourselves, in such a short time, in the middle of an apocalyptic epidemic which makes our scariest Sci-Fi movies seem like fairy tales. In my memory of stories from parents and grandparents, I never recall anything that resembled this…
There are plenty of Old Testament and New Testament passages to support that view, for sure. However, there is another view that Jesus set forth for us to embrace. What Jesus revealed is that God loves the world and all of us in it,…
Read Luke 7:36-50 Key Verse: “Who is this who even forgives sins?” Jesus opened a new understanding of God. He brought God into view as He really is. The people of his day were often taken aback by the things Jesus said and did—the…
After a two-mile walk, I felt drawn to go to the location on our property intended for a future prayer garden. I sat down on the rock on which I played “tea party” as a girl—a rock hauled with great labor to our property…
The most valuable gifts of Christmas will not be found in brightly wrapped packages bedecked with gorgeous bows or in colorful bags stuffed with a frothy pile of bright tissue paper. The gift tags for the truly priceless gifts are found in a passage…
The holidays can be a difficult time for many people. We have such high expectations for the season, fueled by classic songs we love, images of perfect Christmas gatherings on Christmas cards, in artwork, advertisements, movies, music, in decorations all around us, in our…
Christmas is never over. Each year we are reminded of the Birth of Jesus as we go through all the motions of the Christmas season, but it is never over when the traditional holiday activities end. Now that the Son of God has come,…
