Recently I posted about a book I have been reading, “Cold-Case Christianity.” Written by J Warner Wallace, this homicide detective applies his investigative skills to an examination of the Gospels. The basis of the Christian faith is the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Many have tried to deny the resurrection. Wallace lists many of the arguments […]
I first posted this 6 years ago. This Christmas as we face gatherings that may be smaller than usual, family and friends we will miss seeing as Covid has restricted travel, it could be easy to get depressed or start complaining. I just want to encourage everyone to remember while our table may not be […]
Last year I shared stories of women who played a big part in history – yet are often ignored in our history books and their stories remain largely untold. I wonder if anyone who read those blogs even remember those women now. Dot Graden, Ann Caracristi, Virginia Adaholt, Jeannette Rankin and Katherine Johnson were all […]
In 1872 Ulysses S. Grant ran against Horace Greeley for the presidency. At this time women could not vote. In spite of this prohibition, Susan B. Anthony and her three sisters attempted to register to vote at a local Rochester barbershop. The election inspectors at first refused to register the women. After Susan quote the […]
There is only one miracle of Jesus that all four gospel writers record: the feeding of the 5,000. Actually there were probably more than 5,000 fed that day because the writers say 5,000 men. Since we know that women and children also came to hear Jesus we can assume there were women and children present […]
After my son told me I was not old, I was seasoned, I keep asking myself “What seasoning am I?” Thinking on that led me down a lot of different paths. I thought of funny descriptions of our different personalities. But then it led me to think of the concept of followers of Jesus bearing […]
To celebrate our 40th anniversary my husband and I spent a few days in Mackinaw City. The city is located at the tip of the mitten in Michigan at the foot of the Mackinac Bridge where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron meet. It is the stepping-off place for Mackinac Island and the Upper Peninsula. One […]
Thanksgiving – a time with family. Over the years the family gathering has gotten smaller as kids grow up, move away, have kids of their own. But at this time of year, I always remember some of the great interactions with my grandchildren. There was Robert: Growing up Robert loved to talk. I always tried […]
Thinking this month as we celebrated Veterans Day of the Veterans in my life. In many ways their experiences were similar. No doubt they could have shared with each other stories of boot camp, of foreign lands and the homesickness they must have felt as they left family and friends behind for their tour of duty. […]
Jesus gave an invitation to put on His yoke. Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my […]
Last year I shared stories of women who played a big part in history – yet are often ignored in our history books and their stories remain largely untold. I wonder if anyone who read those blogs even remember those women now. Dot Graden, Ann Caracristi, Virginia Adaholt, Jeannette Rankin and Katherine Johnson were all […]
While in Mackinaw City for our 40th wedding anniversary, we enjoyed a ride on the Shepler’s Ferry. While we did not go the island, we chose a nighttime cruise “A Night of Falling Stars”. We boarded the ferry a little before 9:00 p.m. and enjoyed an hour and a half cruise as we counted the […]
Last week I looked at the bronze altar where the sacrifices were made in the tabernacle. Today I look at the bronze laver. After you passed the bronze altar where the sacrifices were made there was still one more piece of furniture stationed before the entrance to the Holy Place. It was the bronze laver. […]
Reading a friend’s blog today got my mind thinking about how fast this year has gone by. How fast my life is going by. As I thought about the years already past (76) and wondered how many years lie ahead of me, I thought of the story in the Bible of Enoch. In the genealogy […]
