JD Walt pre-empted me today with the Wake Up Call from seedbed.com writing on a “word” for the year. I had been occupied with personal ministry, church, and family activities the last two weeks and had not been prodded to think of a “word for...
I had written this as part of a Facebook post on Dec 31, 2015: “Three things I am looking forward to: 1. Being hugged by Jesus 2. Seeing my great grandchildren 3. Tomorrow morning” Since then God has given me 2557 tomorrows. Having been blessed to see...
This article came to me over 10 years ago. I saved it at the time because its timing spoke to me…. From a publication called “Explorations”, Liturgical Ministry 2003 Living by Seasons “I was enjoying an hour with a new friend last winter,...
I love how God gradually reveals things about oneself, little tidbits of information and insights gleaned here and there over years, then one day just hits you with it: “This is you!” This morning I was meditating on His Word. Suddenly in my mind’s...
Forgetting Baby Jesus ”The cast had taken off their costumes. The wise men’s crowns and capes and the shepherd’s cloaks were folded and placed back in the storage tubs along with Mary’s and Joseph’s garments for another year. The donkey and the cow and her...
12/22/2012 Today was one of those days….the ecstasy of victory, the agony of defeat……(or something like that from an old television promotion for a sports program, I think). I had the privilege of watching the awkward but loving embraces of a family...
12/22/2013 Friday evening students, staff, and guests at Bethel Village were privileged to see a dramatic monologue by Proverbs 31 volunteer, Bernie Shotts (Hiland Park Baptist Church). Entitled “I Am Mary” we heard Mary tell her story and we gained a new...
What is “Ubuntu” “A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater...
from Charles Stanley: (\12/22/2015) “Satisfaction is found in a life that reflects God’s priorities—and time with Him comes first. Reading His Word, we become mindful of the Father’s great love, learn what He views as important, and experience the joy of...
There are days in which one is just more certain than on others that God has ordered one’s steps in ways beyond her understanding because one has been found in places, with people, in conversations, or with thoughts having arisen that simply could not have come...
