Merry Christmas from St Johns Michigan. This is a view of our main street downtown all decorated for Christmas. This small town has so much to offer year round but it is especially beautiful this time of year. The stores down town have a decorating contest. So many unique shops. There is the Adorn Mint […]
In Boston there is a Women’s Memorial that honors three women from our country’s early beginnings. By Ingfbruno – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27653635 One of the statutes anyone familiar with American history would recognize. She is Abigail Adams, wife of our second president, John Adams, and mother of our sixth president, John Quincy […]
I wrote this over two years ago – but in light of all the arguments and disagreements we seem to be having in this time of difficulty – I thought it worth posting again. How we justify our own behavior – but don’t give others the same grace. Grandma’s Ramblings Confession time: I recently became […]
A new year! As we look back at 2015, hopefully we all can say “It’s been a good year.” Whether the year was a good one for you or not so good, we probably all can think of events that we would have handled differently if we could do it over. Times when we wish […]
February is Black History Month. Although it was not officially recognized by our government until President Gerald Ford acknowledged it in 1976 and stated “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history,” it was not a new idea. Carter G. Woodson, who has […]
February is Black History Month. Although it was not officially recognized by our government until President Gerald Ford acknowledged it in 1976 and stated “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history,” it was not a new idea. Carter G. Woodson, who has […]
February is Black History Month. Although it was not officially recognized by our government until President Gerald Ford acknowledged it in 1976 and stated “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history,” it was not a new idea. Carter G. Woodson, who has […]
Christmas! What a magical time! We decorate our homes with trees, candles, wreaths. We put out a nativity set and hang up an angel or two. We plan gatherings with family and friends where there will be presents and lots of delicious food to eat. Everything is so neat and tidy – so beautiful. It’s […]
Growing up as a red-head I soon grew tired of all the comments: Where did she get her red hair? My parents were always asked this since they both had dark hair and my siblings all had brown or black hair. And my Dad’s response to people’s questions on where I got my red hair – “She […]
Growing up in a Pentecostal background much emphasis was put on the need to be holy. I was told that God was holy – and I needed to be also. Well – Scripture does back that up. In the Old Testament God is called “Qedosh Y’Israel – Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah uses this term […]
Studying the names of God, I continue to reflect on the name Hagar, the Egyptian Slave of Abraham and Sarah, gave to God in her encounter with Him. It was a moment of great despair and hopelessness for her. Despair and hopelessness until she realized that God saw her and cared about her. As I […]
In our worship today we sang about the Lion and the Lamb. Those two terms are often used in Christian circles to describe Jesus. But what a contrast! Think of a lion. The mighty king of the jungle. He is big, he has a tremendous roar. He symbolizes power and strength. Lions have often been […]
Growing up in a Pentecostal background much emphasis was put on the need to be holy. I was told that God was holy – and I needed to be also. Well – Scripture does back that up. In the Old Testament God is called “Qedosh Y’Israel – Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah uses this term […]
Growing up in a Pentecostal background much emphasis was put on the need to be holy. I was told that God was holy – and I needed to be also. Well – Scripture does back that up. In the Old Testament God is called “Qedosh Y’Israel – Holy One of Israel.” Isaiah uses this term […]
