Life squeezes hard and chokes joy and rest. This has been a long winter. It could get longer if I allow it. So, do I steep in the low places of bad news or listen to what the High King of Heaven has to say . . . about it? But the voices, so many voices! Our head is overfed. I look around my house, my workplace, my … [Read more...]
Faithful to the End, and then
Countless stories are told throughout Scripture how God uses women to accomplish His purposes. Back in the ancient day, women found themselves at the bottom of the social and cultural ladder, excluded from entering the temple to worship with men. And yet, the devoted daughters of Jerusalem were as near as anyone could worship … [Read more...]
Shadow of the Family Tree
Climbing my family tree I came across bad blood on the branches. That can probably be said for many of us. I love paging through old family scrapbooks. Faces captured on paper resembling those I love, those I don’t know . . . and me. Resembling not a picture perfect family. I think we all would like to know where we come … [Read more...]
Fastnachts and Forty Days
What is? . . . starch squares or rounds made with potato flour, sugar, lard, and weighs in with 12 to 21 grams of fat? We stand in bakery and grocery lines once a year for them . . . a fastnacht! A popular Pennsylvania tradition we celebrate in our area is Fastnacht Day. A German word meaning before the fast. Fried bread … [Read more...]
Only One
Ten contagious and disfigured lepers forced to stay on the edge of town, cry out to Jesus as He passes through Samaria on the way to Jerusalem . . . to the cross. They ask the Master Healer to have mercy. He does, without a touch. He speaks a healing instruction to go and show themselves to the priests. The ancient law gave … [Read more...]
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