The beginning of the Lenten season seems to shake winter right out of our soul, no matter how cold it remains. It brings hope. As I’m writing, there are 11 days and 18 hours till Spring. Count 'em! The Old English word lent refers to a lengthening of days or spring. So no, it’s not in the Bible. It’s the tradition of doing … [Read more...]
Reflect and Refocus
A kind goodbye to 2024. Many of us can look back on the hard moments of the past year and are glad it’s behind. There was the beautiful Christmas pause, but for some the joy goes out with the tree. A frosty January bleak is hard to face if we bring the bag of yesteryear with us. It's good to think of a new year as a … [Read more...]
Overcome the Overwhelm
To the September one who says “I’m overwhelmed” – I hear you. I am you. This is the month when everything begins. All. At. Once. And so, usual life needs to be pushed in between the lines of a Fall schedule that reads can’t rest till I do list that you’re flooded with. Also, there's the added current crazy – dealing with too … [Read more...]
Bible Stories Are Not Just For Kids
Do you remember how you learned to walk? Neither do I – neither do any of us. It just happened by way of baby steps, falls and bumps that eventually took us somewhere. That’s the way it seems with a faith-walk, the place of small beginnings. A small step but giant leap for me was way back in the day when I stopped in on a … [Read more...]
THIS I KNOW
This I know - that God is for me. That’s a great thought, but can it be enough to walk with confident faith when life gets hijacked with --- just too much. Can it be real in the middle of a request and an answer? Then my enemies will turn back in the day when I call. This I know, that God is for me. Psalm 56:9 We read many … [Read more...]