Do you love history as much as I do? Then this blog is for you! This time of year, your Jewish friends and neighbors are celebrating holidays. During the seventh month in the Hebrew calendar, corresponding to our September- October, there are three holidays. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and Sukkot. September 22nd this year was…
Category: Inspiration
Come in!
When I was little, I was taught a simple mealtime prayer, “Come, Lord Jesus, be our guest. May our daily bread be blessed.” As a child, I liked the rhythm and the rhyme. I was starting to understand that Jesus can be our guest in the instant we invite him into our thoughts. At this…
Truth and Love
This quote yesterday from a trusted godly author from our area got my attention. “He showed them that they could stand up for their beliefs without a hard heart, hatred, and antagonism. That is something that not just the young but the old need to learn. Thank you, Charlie Kirk. And thank you, Jesus. As…
911 and the Human Condition
I wrote this blog about 911 before Charlie Kirk’s assassination, so I want to add that his martyrdom loudly proclaims the sad human condition and the hope we have in Jesus. Where were you on September 11th, 2001? (Some readers weren’t born yet, I know) If you were old enough, can you remember the moment…
Roadblocks
That recent morning was like any other; I woke up, talked and prayed with dear Husband. The morning had begun with promise, but when I entered my kitchen, I was ambushed! Apparently, an evil gnome had made a terrible mess of my countertops. (It couldn’t have been me.) I started to cook our muesli, but…
Corinth, Ephesus, Plimouth
In January, an acquaintance, now a friend, agreed to mentor me. There was absolutely nothing for her to gain. She refused payment, and I had nothing to offer her. But she dove into the difficult job of teaching me an online platform that I knew nothing about. As a result of her gifted and faithful…