Growing up in a typical Protestant home, I heard over and over how the crowds cried out in praise as Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday. Often we would wave palm branches while singing, “Hosanna!” This was all based on the familiar verses in the Gospels. And the multitudes that went […]
Christians around the world take communion. Some take it every time they go to church (Catholics, Lutherans, Christian Church among others). Others take it monthly and some just at Easter or Christmas. Since Jesus said to observe communion as a remembrance of Him and what his death on the cross meant, I question why some […]
Because of Covid our plans for continuing our exploration of Michigan this summer did not materialize. However, we did get in just a little adventure on a recent trip back to Illinois to visit family. During that trip my husband and I took a side tour to Otterville, Illinois. My husband was interested in the […]
Growing up in a typical Protestant home, I heard over and over how the crowds cried out in praise as Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday. Often we would wave palm branches while singing, “Hosanna!” This was all based on the familiar verses in the Gospels. And the multitudes that went […]
The following is from a Good Friday sermon my husband shared this year. I thought it was so good I wanted to share with my readers: There are many great mountain top experiences in the Word of God. On Mount Horeb, God spoke to Moses from the burning bush On Mount Sinai, God wrote the […]
The following is from a Good Friday sermon my husband shared this year. I thought it was so good I wanted to share with my readers: There are many great mountain top experiences in the Word of God. On Mount Horeb, God spoke to Moses from the burning bush On Mount Sinai, God wrote the […]
What a beautiful picture we have of that first Christmas! Mary and Joseph, dressed in plain, but neat, clothes. The baby is wrapped in a clean blanket and the shepherds and Wise Men all stand or sit on the clean straw. And one of our most beloved Christmas carols make it all sound so peaceful and […]
The following is from a Good Friday sermon my husband shared this year. I thought it was so good I wanted to share with my readers: There are many great mountain top experiences in the Word of God. On Mount Horeb, God spoke to Moses from the burning bush On Mount Sinai, God wrote the […]
This past weekend I held my great-grandson in my arms for the first time. He is just seven months old and lives with his parents in North Carolina – much too far away from this great-grandmother. This triggered so many memories and emotions. The overwhelming and instant love I felt when they placed his grandmother […]
What happens when you take an American teenager away from her comfortable home and set her down in a totally unfamiliar environment? That was the question my husband and I faced when our youngest daughter was 15. We had a chance to move to the Philippines and teach at a local Bible school in Iloilo City. While we […]
A few days ago I wrote about how easy I find it to complain instead of being thankful. A friend responded some of the problem might be all the input we get today from media. I thought about that and realized much of the information we get is geared to the negative. We call a […]
Tomorrow I will have an angiogram. After several weeks of chest pain, shortness of breath and extreme fatigue, my doctor did a stress test last week. The test indicates there may be some blockage in the lower part of my heart. Maybe – maybe not. So tomorrow I go in and if there is blockage […]
Growing up I loved being a red-head. Not really confident in my looks, I felt my red hair made me special. There are not that many red-heads around. One of my sisters was a brunette and the other a dark blonde. When we met people I would be the one they would notice first because […]
This past week I was at a women’s Bible study when our leader asked us: What is today? Everyone immediately called out: It’s Valentine’s day! She then asked us: But what else is it? Sadly, only a few realized it was the beginning of Lent, it was Ash Wednesday. For this week’s lesson we had […]
