Lamb of God The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world! John 1:29 -A Christian term for Jesus first used in the Gospel of...
I am not writing today while feasting my eyes on a beautiful landscape of autumn’s delights. Nor am I wearing cute boots and a seasonal scarf. I am a southern California girl, sitting outside in shorts and bare feet, feasting...
What if we went easy on one another? What if the new Public Square (the internet) was a place of honest yet respectful debate, not the nasty and dangerous place it is today? I'm not saying the World Wide Web is all...
When my son, Josiah, was three, he often said, "I so proud" after catching one of us doing something "good". I can still hear his raspy voice sputtering those words. Sweet words. Sweet boy. "I'm proud of you" is a blessing...
About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the rest of the prisoners were listening to them. Acts 16:25 NET Have you ever been to prison? I have. Not as a convict, though. I landed there as a...
Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus. 1 Thessalonians 5:18 BSB "Remember, God tells us to be thankful for every circumstance, as it says in 1 Thessalonians 5:18." These words came in the form...
Graduations bring reflection and sentimentality, don't they? I find myself in that mode as another graduation approaches. Motherhood surpasses anything in my natural gifting, energy level, and temperament. Had you told me in my youth I would be a mom someday,...
I am a spectator. And I have bleacher buns to prove it. After decades of watching my husband coach and four boys play sports, I am a professional! As a spectator, I don't make much of a difference to those participating....