As fervently and broadly as prayers by Christians have been being raised for the last month or so since this menacing contagion came to our attention, the fact that our leaders have shifted into a more sober, cooperative, urgent, and broader-based spirit of seriously...
Sermon For A National Day of Prayer for COVID 19 Carillon Chapel March 15, 2020 Blessings and Curses Responsive Reading- Psalm 95 Leader: O come, let us sing for joy to the LORD, Let us shout joyfully to the rock of our salvation. Let us come before His presence with...
Life is fast paced. And now, it seems, so is death. When I was young, I was aware that my grandfather drank. It was worse than that. He was alcoholic. I can remember my mother and her mother, Mama G., in tears on occasion because Daddy G. had, it seemed...
A Psalm of Fearless Trust in God. A Psalm of David- Psalm 27 “When you can’t trace His hand, trust His heart.” (sung by Babbie Mason) 1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? The Lord is the defense...
Praying for our nation and world today with Intercessors for America March 13, 2020 🙂Gigi’s reminder: Ps 51. Purge with hyssop and be clean; wash and be whiter than snow; create a clean heart and renew steadfast spirit..i.e. environmentally (where I dwell);...
12/27/20- I had written recently about how my life has taken a Naomi-ish turn this year….. widowhood and the struggle over a move. Today I found out it’s about to take another Naomi-ish turn with the anticipation of a great- grandchild due in July. Life has a...
Court is not generally the most warm and endearing place to be. However, there is a courtroom I have come to enjoy….one in which some of the women we serve find themselves participating. It was originally designed to serve veterans with PTSD and other mental...
There are moments when the Scriptures just all seem to “fall into place” and you go “Hmmmph, well I’ll be!” Today was one of those days. In our study of Genesis we were discussing Rebekah and Isaac. The author was reflecting on “typology” and how the Old Testament...
I remembered something I hadn’t thought about in a very long time. Years ago I was interviewing for a rather coveted job for those with sales career ambitions. At the interview I was asked to take a personality inventory, which I did. The next day I received a...
Reading comments on the post of the progressively-darkening various skin-toned arms that I posted on social media, I was reminded of a time I was confronted with anger when I complimented a young black woman on her beauty.. I have looked at some darker skinned women...
