Be thou a bright flame before me, Be thou a guiding star above me, Be thou a smooth path below me, Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me, Today – tonight – and for ever -St Columba (?521-597) Irish monk and missionary in...
Jill Carattini, devotional writer, reminds us that God’s ways are not our ways, his thoughts are not our thoughts…….I’ve had a revelation of sorts this morning upon arising. At first glance it was somewhat disturbing. But upon reflection, it...
From 9/28/2016; There are some, I expect, who wonder why I, at 62, continue to explore new “vistas”, pursue new goals, and continue going after ministry activities and opportunities with passion and energy…..because that’s who God made me to...
A tale of two perspectives: #1: posted by Rene Evans: This is attributed to Dr. Fauci. The facts about the respective diseases are easy to check.  From Dr. Fauci: “Chickenpox is a virus. Lots of people have had it, and probably don’t think about it much once...
from 9/28/2020 What good does it do to continue in the body if one’s spirit and soul are strangled to death by isolation, anxiety, loss of the important relationships and activities of one’s life? Only those who are willing to sacrifice that biocentric view of...
From Our Daily Bread: The eye never has enough of seeing. Ecclesiastes 1:8 “Frank Borman commanded the first space mission that circled the moon. He wasn’t impressed. The trip took two days both ways. Frank got motion sickness and threw up. He said being weightless...
This is a testimony and significant part of the reason why I am so adamant about no smoking at Titus 2 or around my home. Written a couple of years ago, I have shared it a number of times with women in recovery. Kicking nicotine along with other chemical dependencies...
From 9/27/2014….. “I am one blessed woman…….At the end of the day, this one has been quite happy and productive. I am so grateful for the blessing of family, friends, students, God’s call on my life and having the strength and desire to...
FIrsts…….Our students experience many firsts….first sober holiday in many years, first experience of feeling God’s presence and recognizing the feeling of pure love, first time praying out loud in a group, first time confronting fear instead of...
From 9/27/2015, after attending New Room…. What I was feeling then and wrote……. “Little “fires” are all around, awakening faith and ministry in many places…..I see them….. below the “radar”, making a difference,...