Saturday
It was Saturday. The Jewish Sabbath. The followers of Jesus were hunkered down in private quarters in Jerusalem. They were a sad group. Devastated, in fact. Their Master, their Leader, their Rabbi was gone. How could it have happened? And…
Words
I wonder how many words I have used in my lifetime. In my speech, in my writing, in my thoughts - that’s far more than I care to count. How about you? Are you a man (or woman) of few…
Provision
My husband and I are well provided for by our adult children. We have a home in Kansas with our daughter and son-in-law. And we have one in Florida with our son and daughter-in-law. It can’t get much better than…
Newborns
Yay! Our family has welcomed a new baby. It’s so exciting! Our grandson and wife have a beautiful baby girl, their first. Our daughter and son-in-law have their first grandchild. You can imagine how happy they are. This is great-grandchild…
Consistency
I wish I were more consistent in many things. My moods. My Bible reading habits. My prayer life. Though I’m fairly regular in monitoring and controlling these important parts of my life, I could do better. That’s probably true for…
Surgery
Surgery is not fun. It is sometimes necessary, though. For me, there’s always a little fear involved, even though I’m trusting God to get me through it. Is that possible? To be fearful and confident at the same time? My…
Choices
I did not choose to be born. But I choose to live, not to die. I did not choose to be born in the United States. But I choose to stay here and exercise my rights as an American. Some…
Everlasting Arms
A person’s last words are usually considered very important. Moses, who had led the children of Israel out of slavery in Egypt and through the wilderness, was at the end of his life on earth. He knew it. And he…
Running
Sometimes I wonder what it would be like to run again. I watch children running at play and I am a little envious. I think, “How delightful! I wish I could do that.” But I’m trying to accept the limits…
Transformation
My grandson used to play with toys called Transformers. So named because with a few twists, they could be transformed from one form to another. Electrical transformers convert electricity from one type to another. A high voltage current is transformed…