Thinkin’ on the names given to Jesus by Isaiah, Luke, the angels, God. I’ve always loved the songs that proclaim those names. However, back in the 80’s, the kids at our church did a kids Christmas musical called “The Late Great Potentate”. I loved everything about that musical and my kids were too little to…
In my blog post of July 9, 2019, I wrote about music and how it affected and still affects my daily life, since childhood. Morning devotion times always end in a chorus and usually it’s one I haven’t thought of in awhile. Sometimes it’s not even a christian song. This morning it was A Million…
I propped up the pillows against the headboard and arranged the comforter around me. My cup of cinnamon dolce fresh from the Keurig sat on the nightstand next to me. I greeted my God, as always with an honest assessment of how I feel about getting up and facing the day. I ask Him to…
Micah came back around after about a year of absence. Micah. The “minor prophet” Micah. The guy who is so “minor” no one ever preaches from his writings, never been a Bible Study about Micah and few sermons feature him as the main character. In college, I took a class called “The Minor Prophets” …
In this world we are living in , Isaiah 46:3-4, 9-11 bears repeating. Verse 3 starts out “Listen to me.” I was reminded of all the times that I have said to children, heard my daughter say to my grandchildren, “listen to me”. We usually have to say it several times and grasp their…
Balance, Thinkin’ today about balance. Not the world famous “balance” definition but another one. The world says we can have it all if we balance our diet, our obligations, our work and play, and on and on. I’m thinkin’ today about balance in my devotional life. On my first generation IPad, I have downloaded the…
At a Christmas tea, I was given a December calendar with one scripture reading a day focusing on the Christ of Christmas. I really didn’t intend to do it, let alone make it a priority. I’m already doing Lee Strobel’s the Case for Christmas study once a week and I have a daily devotion. …
The season is upon us! Christmas. The celebration of the birth of Christ. If you haven’t heard Mallary Hope’s Christmas is All about You grab a device and you tube it now. It’s my new theme song for Christmas. Those of you who know me KNOW I love black Friday, not the deals,…
A few weeks ago I was in Tulsa, Oklahoma. We lived there for 8 years right after college and right after marriage. It was my adult beginning and I loved Tulsa. It took several months for me to find a job, ( no teacher shortage back then) and I immersed myself in a church family….
“It is in the shelter of each other that people live.” Can I challenge you to write one sentence in response to this quote before you read my many sentences of response? Years ago at a Dry Gulch Women’s Retreat, ( Dry Gulch is, of course, what Heaven will be like); a speaker spoke…
