Good News!

Good News!

Do the headlines ever scare you? It can be very unsettling – even frightening – to read a newspaper or listen to the evening news. More and more parts of our world are in turmoil and these are definitely days of “wars and rumors of wars.” When you hear Christians discussing world events – especially […]

Do the headlines ever scare you? It can be very unsettling – even frightening – to read a newspaper or listen to the evening news. More and more parts of our world are in turmoil and these are definitely days of “wars and rumors of wars.” When you hear...
Done with Boxes!

Done with Boxes!

As far as I’m concerned, I don’t care if I see another box for a long, long time. We’ve spent the summer moving – first to a cottage at our church camp in upstate New York, and then to a home in North Carolina. Our life has been dominated by boxes – some going to […]

As far as I’m concerned, I don’t care if I see another box for a long, long time. We’ve spent the summer moving – first to a cottage at our church camp in upstate New York, and then to a home in North Carolina. Our life has been dominated by boxes – some going...
Done with Boxes!

Praying the Underlines

One of the reasons that I’m not interested in owning a Kindle* is because I love to mark up my books. I underline and write comments in the margins, highlight sentences and put stars beside areas that I may want to refer to again. I know that you can do some of that with computerized […]

One of the reasons that I’m not interested in owning a Kindle* is because I love to mark up my books. I underline and write comments in the margins, highlight sentences and put stars beside areas that I may want to refer to again. I know that you can do some of...
Two Branches, One River

Two Branches, One River

We were traveling over a bridge the other day and I commented on the beauty of the river as we passed over it. Much to my surprise, we immediately crossed over a second river while on the same bridge. My husband quickly explained that those were two branches of the same river and just down […]

We were traveling over a bridge the other day and I commented on the beauty of the river as we passed over it. Much to my surprise, we immediately crossed over a second river while on the same bridge. My husband quickly explained that those were two branches of the...
Boldly with Fear and Trembling!

Boldly with Fear and Trembling!

Our Christian life is marked by paradox. We gain our life by losing it. We are made strong through our weakness. We are lifted up by humbling ourselves. Our access to God is also marked by two opposing responses. In Jeremiah 5:22 God asks, “Should you not fear me?” And then again, “Should you not […]

Our Christian life is marked by paradox. We gain our life by losing it. We are made strong through our weakness. We are lifted up by humbling ourselves. Our access to God is also marked by two opposing responses. In Jeremiah 5:22 God asks, “Should you not fear me?”...