Earlier this week during my morning bible reading, I had one of those divine experiences. Scripture sprang off the page at me. God took a bold highlighter, stroked my Bible and the passage rose up then stuck in my head. But why? Joshua 9:14 The men of Israel sampled their…
Read moreI continue to be struck with how my journey through weight loss parallels my spiritual journey – not at the same time, but I can relate experiences here with experiences there… Yesterday I was reading an article on the use of a particular substance that some find to be sinful,…
Read moreSometimes kids are profound. This morning as I combed the rats out of my eleven-year-old daughter’s hair, she looked at me and said, “Mom, what would you say to someone who uses the phrase; ‘Why do today what you can put off until tomorrow?’†In my straight forward way I…
Read more“But standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene. When Jesus saw his mother and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, “Woman, behold, your son!” Then he said to the disciple,…
Read moreThe newspaper, tv news, favorite news sites: all highlight what is wrong in this world. Why are we surprised? We live in a fallen world. Our non-believing friends, neighbors, family members struggle with sin and temptation, with evil thoughts and actions. Why are we surprised? We live in a fallen…
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