
Before she was even two years old, our granddaughter would entertain us with the words to this song: “Hey Jude, don’t make it bad.Take a sad song and make it better.” You’re […]
Before she was even two years old, our granddaughter would entertain us with the words to this song: “Hey Jude, don’t make it bad.Take a sad song and make it better.” You’re […]
Though it may sound like something that comes from an old English novel, or perhaps the language of the Hobbits, the word humdudgeon is rarely found in literature and appears even more […]
I was walking a gravel driveway in Texas talking to my hubby at home in Illinois when he suddenly discovered that our sweet Shorkie had passed away. It was a shock to […]
“I had a bad dream!” My sweet little granddaughter was crying and this Nana ran to the rescue. Even though she had not even been to sleep yet, she was imagining things […]
Can you remember a time when you got the breath knocked out of you? It is a scary moment when your brain tells you to breathe, but your body says, “I can’t!” […]
Don’t go. I know that “hard” is not a word that makes you want to read on… but stay anyway. Just because it is hard, it doesn’t mean that it’s bad. It’s […]
That’s how we think, isn’t it? When we find ourselves right in the middle of having to readjust our plans because someone or something messes up our perfectly planned out Calendar-For-The-Week… “Many […]
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“Is the Bible inerrant?”, my professor wrote on the board, and a spirited discussion in my first Ph.D. seminar began. Some classmates said the Bible has errors,…
Stress moves in. Worry takes over. Anxiety consumes. Fear controls. “Take my life, lead me Lord.” Responsibilities overwhelm. Obligations push the limits. Busyness fills the calendar. “Take my life, lead me Lord.” […]
I don’t think I am the only one who has felt like our lives were put on hold because of CoVid19. Plans were changed, vacations cancelled and events were postponed indefinitely. Being […]
In the game of baseball, a pitcher throws a ball to the batter standing at home plate. The batter attempts to swing the bat at the ball hoping to hit it onto […]
The moment you enter an airport filled with travelers, you get a glimpse of the diversity of people from all parts of the globe. Some that would never give you the time […]
In one of my favorite stories in the Bible, four men carried a paralytic to Jesus. When He entered Capernaum again after some days, it was reported that He was at home. […]
“What next?” I don’t often start my mornings with such questions on my mind. I often am startled awake before dawn and make a beeline for a programmed coffee pot stirring my […]
Sometimes saying “yes” to God is the most difficult step we take in obedience. Other times it comes easily, and our response is followed by a joy-filled freedom to step out in […]