After an incredibly warm and unseasonably dry beginning to our winter season, mid-January was characterized by greening grass and sprouting irises. The warmest winter (if we could really call it "winter") was well under way.The weather was the central theme in all...
Luke 15:10 - Jesus concluded: “In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”Every day, I do something wrong. I say the wrong thing or forget to do the right thing. I break a promise that I made or...
It had already arrived slipping into my life while I slept. So, there was no real surprise that I had made it through the night once again.I clearly remember thanking God for yesterday and specifically naming those of you I know and those who I call "Friends I've...
John 13:34 – A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. (NKJV)Many of us know what a scourge Alzheimer's disease is. While cancer in its various forms seems to dominate the attention of our aging...
"Could I really be a one?" I wondered. And not because number one was actually number one in this scenario. I wanted to be a three.I sat in the webinar listening to the speaker describe teachers. Ones, twos, and threes. We were categorized. The question was which one...
“Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.”...
It has been a long time since anyone has enjoyed my singing. That is if never can be classified as a long time. While my singing voice sounds fine to me to others it is no treat. I have been told it is far too high and off key at times and that it sounds strangely...