This month I celebrated three years of retirement!!! Over thirteen years ago I was diagnosed with a very advanced and aggressive breast cancer and told the “odds were not in my favor.” Cancer Survivor. As I went through nine months of treatment, my prayer was “Dear Lord, please let me live until I can retire […]
Located in Jamestown, North Dakota is the National Buffalo Museum. They state that their purpose is “to advocate for the restoration of the North American bison through education and outreach.” It was an interesting stop on our road trip out west. The museum’s website states: The National Buffalo Museum opened in June of 1993 and […]
In our devotions today my husband and I read about a king in Judah who began his reign following two very corrupt kings who had set up idols to pagan gods in the Temple and one had even sacrificed his son to Baal. This godly king, Josiah, began his reign by ordering the priests and […]
AWE-FULL Great and holy God awe and reverence fear and trembling do not come easily to us for we are not Old Testament Jews or Moses or mystics or sensitive enough. Forgive us for slouching into Your presence with little expectation and less awe than we would eagerly give a visiting dignitary. We need neither […]
In my reading I love to collect those one or two sentence phrases that make me laugh or make me think. Here are a few I hope you enjoy. Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society…Mark Twain Why does a woman work ten years to change a man’s habits […]
AWE-FULL Great and holy God awe and reverence fear and trembling do not come easily to us for we are not Old Testament Jews or Moses or mystics or sensitive enough. Forgive us for slouching into Your presence with little expectation and less awe than we would eagerly give a visiting dignitary. We need neither […]
My small group at church is reading the Gospel of Luke this month. Taking it slow, not rushing through but looking carefully at the stories Luke tells. One thing I noticed as I read is how often Jesus took some quiet time away from the crowd. Three different times in the early chapters Luke tells […]
AWE-FULL Great and holy God awe and reverence fear and trembling do not come easily to us for we are not Old Testament Jews or Moses or mystics or sensitive enough. Forgive us for slouching into Your presence with little expectation and less awe than we would eagerly give a visiting dignitary. We need neither […]
Most Americans know all about Benjamin Franklin. His many inventions – the lightning rod, the Franklin stove, bifocals as well as organizing the postal system are all well known. Perhaps less well known was his desire to reach moral perfection. At the age of 20 he decided he would strive to become a perfect moral […]
In Christian circles we use the word “worship” to often refer to the twenty or so minutes we spend on Sunday morning singing songs. Depending on the church you attend the music may be very formal with hymn books, organ and perhaps a choir. It may consist of words projected overhead on a screen with […]
Jesus is looking for those who will worship Him in spirit and in truth. Thoughts of a Retired Pastor Luke 7:36-50 Then one of the Pharisees asked Him to eat with him. And He went to the Pharisee’s house, and sat down to eat. And behold, a woman in the city who was a sinner, […]
In our devotions today my husband and I read about a king in Judah who began his reign following two very corrupt kings who had set up idols to pagan gods in the Temple and one had even sacrificed his son to Baal. This godly king, Josiah, began his reign by ordering the priests and […]
On a trip south we visited the Stephen Foster Museum. The house and museum is located in the Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center Park on the banks of the legendary Suwannee River. This river was made famous by Foster’s song “Old Folks at Home.” The grounds are beautiful with majestic old trees. As wandered the […]
Located in Jamestown, North Dakota is the National Buffalo Museum. They state that their purpose is “to advocate for the restoration of the North American bison through education and outreach.” It was an interesting stop on our road trip out west. The museum’s website states: The National Buffalo Museum opened in June of 1993 and […]
