Gate of the Year
December 31, 2024
"I said to the man who stood at the gate of the year, 'Give me a light that I might tread safely into the unknown.'" So begins a poem by Minnie Louise...
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Unworthy witnesses
December 23, 2024
"There were shepherds, abiding in the fields, keeping watch over their flocks by night."— Luke 2:8 Three of the greats in the history of Israel had...
Lessons from Trunk or Treat
December 10, 2024
It was amazing to see the 1,700 attendees of Trunk or Treat (who all seemed to descend at once on my station). I observed a few things:• Some children...
Be a Shoot, Not a Root
November 21, 2024
"I am the vine; you are the branches." (John 15:5a) In ancient Israel, many grape vines were grown directly on the ground, not on trellises or raised on...
Hidden and Sought
November 16, 2024
Gideon, fearful and hiding from the Midianites, was threshing a handful of wheat in an unexpected place (the wine press) to hide from them what he was...
Lesson Through Heartbreak
November 13, 2024
I knew something was wrong when she didn’t meet me at the door. For more than 15 years, the sound of the garage door opening brought my cat Fannie to...
Christian Hope
November 08, 2024
"May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope." Romans 15:13 The world...
Moonshine
October 17, 2024
“Let your light so shine before men that they see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 A recent full moon got me...
Autumn Leaves
October 15, 2024
1 John 5:12, “Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have God’s Son does not have life.” Autumn brings so many vibrant colors...
