Our First Love

Our First Love

During my morning Bible reading and prayer time, I like to listen to instrumental worship music.  I’m less likely to be distracted by what’s going on in another part of the house if I have music in the background.    My favorites are on some of the YouTube channels. ...
Feeling Like You Don’t Matter

Feeling Like You Don’t Matter

“I don’t know what to do.  I just feel…”  My friend paused, sipped her coffee, and looked out the window.  Tears started to run down her cheeks as I took her hand.  “I feel like I don’t matter,” she said, dabbing her eyes with a napkin.   “I’ve been married for...
The Sinner and the Stones

The Sinner and the Stones

From John 8:3-11     Her body was pressed into the ground.  The sand cut her face.  Her feet were blistered from the march across the city.  They hadn’t allowed her to put on her sandals or her head scarf.  They’d hardly given her time to cover up with her...
Carols and the Christmas Season

Carols and the Christmas Season

It’s less than three weeks until Christmas.  The shops and markets have had their decorations up for weeks, radio stations have been playing Christmas carols since before Thanksgiving. I love Christmas, but sometimes we get bombarded with too much too soon, and the...
The Cries of the Earth

The Cries of the Earth

Thunder rumbles in the distance.  Lightening streaks across the sky.  The wind sweeps in, twisting the tree limbs, shaking the few remaining leaves to the ground. Within seconds, snow and sleet are pelting the windows.  It doesn’t take long for the ground to change...