The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. Gen 2:9a The whole...

Several months ago, I saw a post on Facebook that included a picture of a beautiful ear of corn. It was much more colorful than the...

The past few weeks have flown by and been so busy! How about you? Feel like ‘Where did the time go’? I certainly found myself caught up...

Diverting and Pivoting “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!” How many times have you heard this? A few days after writing my last...

…” Then He leads them out to Bethany. He lifts up His hands and blesses them, and at that moment, with His hands raised in blessing, he...

Ba ck in February, I wrote about planting a new rose bush. After planting it upside down and digging it up and planting it right side up,...

It is the season of Eastertide on the Christian church calendar. Eastertide is the season of 50 days that leads to Pentecost. So why would t

T he past few weeks seem to have flown by! I was challenged to read Pilgrim’s Progress so I have been working my way through a modern...

How is your Lenten season going? Even if you have had a difficult time getting started it’s not too late! In my last blog, I mentioned...

Ash Wednesday is being recovered in many Protestant churches today. The significance of the ashes and the cross are historical. “In the...

Every place we have lived, with one exception, I have had a rose garden. The most roses I have ever had was over 100! I now have only 4....

Pray with me today in honor of the 6 million Jews killed during WWII. Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day.

Stories are an important way that we share lessons, truths, and deeper meanings in life. Stories have made an impact in my life.

Epiphany celebrates the birth of Jesus and the magi who came to worship him! It reminds us of his first miracles and the story to come!

The anticipation has reached its conclusion! Christmas is finally here! The signs and symbols of Advent blend into the significance of...

A new church year has begun! It is the season of ADVENT. Many Christians, and churches, misunderstand what Advent is all about and...

For the past several weeks we have been enjoying a murder mystery series. It was a short series and as the last episode aired all the...

Grateful – warmly or deeply appreciative of kindness or benefits received; thankful; expressing or actuated by gratitude (Dictionary app)...

I’ve been thinking about ‘contentment’. We have just come out of a busy season of the Fall Feasts (Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot) and...

SIGN, SYMBOL, AND SIGNIFICANCE Ordinary Time - Part 8 Sukkot (aka Booths, Feast of Tabernacles, THE Feast) “Now on the first day you...