If only, if only. Those were the two words that stuck in my head as I pondered and prayed about this passage! It’s part of Hannah’s fervent prayer for a son, which you are about to hear. This passage introduces her story, a woman deeply troubled by her inability to have children. And remember, inContinue reading “If Only”
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Trickery and Truth
Trickery, bribery, lies… the Bible has it all! You probably expected me to say that the movie had it all! 😉 And it does! One of the questions that rolled around in my head and heart this week was: Does the ends justify the means? Normally my answer would be no… but after I watchedContinue reading “Trickery and Truth”
Strong Backs, Soft Fronts, Wild Hearts
Can spiritual practices enable us to be open-hearted and humble?
Love Poured Out
This story is told twice in our gospels, once in Mark and again in John, I’m going to read both stories today, listen and see if you can hear the differences. First from Mark 14: While he was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a womanContinue reading “Love Poured Out”
Embracing PIE in the Public Square
How will you mark PIE Day?
From Blindness to Sight
Are we willing to be healed of our blindness?
Don’t Go Away Grieving
What are you attached to? Do you have any ‘guilty’ attachments? Sea salt and caramel ice cream at midnight when nobody is watching? A cigarette now and again in secret? Facebook? Perhaps some on-line shopping? What about healthy attachments? What are yours? Family? Although that is not always healthy… there is a saying, “Each familyContinue reading “Don’t Go Away Grieving”
What Kind of Soil?
Some of you know that during Covid I became a vegetable gardener. There’s few bigger changes than a tiny seed into a vegetable! Vegetable gardening was something I had wanted to do for a very long time, but I was always very busy in the spring getting ready for the Conference Annual Meeting, so itContinue reading “What Kind of Soil?”