When in Doubt

Recently Husband and I have spent time with people we love dearly but who are not yet believers.  It pains my heart that these dears ones are rejecting God either intentionally or by default.  Honest conversations revealed concerns that keep them from believing the Bible.  But even for us who believe, do some Bible passages bring…

Small Things

Have you ever stopped to think about how one seemingly small decision affected the rest of your life?  We know that small decisions build on each other to determine our outcomes, and sometimes we can actually point to one small decision that was the hinge on which a big door of opportunity swung.  Something that…

My Shield

Last week I needed to serve a client in a complex I was unfamiliar with and felt intimidated by.  I was also a bit nervous because my back was giving me trouble and I wondered if I would find a place to park close to the building so I could more easily carry in all my gear. …

Broken

On Saturday we went to a memorial service for a 47-year-old wife and mother of two daughters in their early 20s.  One of the girls came home and found her mother unresponsive on the floor.  The cause of death is unknown.  They had been an especially close family.  Family, friends, and laughter often filled their…

50th Year Advice

As a child, I heard an old proverb repeated often in the Pennsylvania Dutch area I grew up in.  “We grow too soon old and too late wise.”  Now as an older adult I know this is true.  I sure wish I had done things differently in my younger years, especially in my marriage.  By…

Star Song

“Where were you when I laid the foundations of the earth . . . as the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?”  The LORD speaking in Job 38:4 Last week the NY Times ran an article about black holes in space singing.  I spent hours reading other sources and listening. …