I started extra early to prepare for my Sunday School class, only to be distracted by another random task calling my name, leaving my preparation less than best. . Then while in the class, my cell phone signaled a text message arrival. I quickly silenced the alert, only to have…
Read more“Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.” (Philippians 2:3-4 ESV) Around Christmas time the enemy had a great time in my head; making…
Read moreA year ago, my husband and I left our fulltime pastoring position. For nearly 20 years we served the same congregation, first as laypeople and then for the past ten years as one of their pastors. It was one of the most difficult things we have ever had to do,…
Read moreVisions of Memorial Days past are running through my mind. Marching in or standing on the curb watching patriotic parades in honor of our fallen soldiers, flags waving, Veterans saluting as Old Glory passes by. Homes decorated in patriotic buntings of red, white and blue and the smell of charcoal…
Read moreA few years ago, my husband and I went on a mission trip with our church’s youth group. We were two of a handful of adults designated as group leaders. Our destination was just south of the border in a little town in Mexico. I had never gone on this…
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