Driving into town last week I read this sign in a local church yard. A half truth, a “little white lie”, a twist of truth … is still a whole lie. This has bounced around in my head all through the week, not to mention the many times I drove that road in to town … Read more
The very best days of my life are the ones that I start out with time reading The Word of God. When I went to bed last night the TV news was filled with stories of violence, storms, and unrest all over the world. But first thing this morning I read Zechariah 2:8 which says … Read more
Today is Maundy Thursday. It is the Christian holy day, falling on the Thursday before Easter. It commemorates the Maundy and Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles as described in the Canonical gospels. “And Jesus going up to Jerusalem took the twelve disciples apart in the way, and said unto them, Behold, we … Read more
Today is Palm Sunday. As a little girl I loved palm Sunday. Not only was it usually a sunny, spring day, but at church we were given HUGE palm branches which all the children were allowed to wave as we walked through the Sanctuary calling out Hosanna! Hosanna! This sweet memory is so precious to … Read more
“Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” 1 John 3:18 I am currently studying in 1 John and this verse keeps playing over and over in my mind. It reminds me that talk is cheap and that actions of love towards one another is what really … Read more
All most from the beginning my 38-year-old Christmas cactus has bloomed prolifically every Christmas. Over the years I have given away hundreds of shoots to friends and family. And then two years ago things changed. It quite blooming. And I haven’t had a single bloom in the last two years. What changed? Two things that … Read more