Here are some cold, hard facts to ruin your day (nice way to start a blog, eh?): Did you know that every 11.7 minutes someone in America dies by suicide? Did you know that 123 Americans take their own…
I received a New Year’s revelation on New Year’s morning. (Note: that was revelation, not resolution.) As mentioned, I don’t do resolutions, but I do vision-casting (see last week’s blog if you’re curious). However, once the vision has been…
In the beginning, God created…By the seventh day God had finished the work He had been doing; so on the seventh day He rested… Genesis 1:1a, Genesis 2:2 We’ve just about finished our work for 2017. It’s time to…
As we drove home from an early Christmas celebration in Arizona with our Mace family (including a surprise visit from our soldier-son, Adam), Bay and I tuned into a radio talk show to pass the time. My precious game-loving…
It’s Advent….and we’re almost half way into the Season. When Advent arrives, at our house, that means Hallmark Christmas movies. Every year. As an aside, please take time to applaud my loving husband. From the end of Thanksgiving until…
Dietrich Bonhoeffer once wrote: “We have become so accustomed to the idea of divine love, and of God’s coming at Christmas, that we no longer tend to feel the shiver of awe that God’s coming should arouse in…
I chased a bible-rabbit the other morning, and landed in 1 Thessalonians, chapter 4. As the chase wound down, I caught my breath, while contemplating verse 18 and the Apostle Paul’s mandate: “Therefore, encourage one another with these words.”…
Ten were healed. All lepers. Their skin ulcerated…issuing a foul discharge. Eyebrows probably gone. Vocal chords thinning, leaving a raspy/hoarse voice. Nerve endings numb (which in many cases left them with missing fingers or toes)… Eyes glazed over &…
When? How? Who? Where? Psalm 150 is practically a complete handbook on worship. When? Anytime! How? With whatever instrument of praise is handy! Who? Everyone! Where? Anywhere! From God’s sanctuary on earth to His firmament above…from the mountains to…
Note: This was supposed to be last week’s blog entry, but because I couldn’t get connected to internet in Papua New Guinea, it sat in my inbox, and I could never update the blog. So, this is a follow-up…