WHAT’S IN YOUR WALLET?

WHAT’S IN YOUR WALLET?

Read: Acts 19 Reflect: Financial woes.  We hear about it a lot these days.  Loss of jobs, loss of industry, loss of savings, and the collapse of investments. It’s nothing new. It’s one thing to have different viewpoints, but when it affects one’s wallet,...
THE MOTLEY SIDE OF THE AISLE

THE MOTLEY SIDE OF THE AISLE

Read:  II Chronicles 34:14-33 Reflect: A noteworthy scene in the Jesus Revolution movie takes place during a worship service.  On one side of the aisle are sitting all the “misfits” – flower children who have been on a quest for truth. Many look a bit scraggly –...
NO MORE SECRETS

NO MORE SECRETS

Read:  II Samuel 12 Reflect:  Our youngest son had been firmly told to stay away from the chocolate chip cookies – they were to be kept for guests.  A few hours later I noticed that not only were cookie crumbs all over my son’s t-shirt, but chocolate was...
THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD

THE BATTLE BELONGS TO THE LORD

Read: Judges 7 Reflect: Have you in the midst of an emergency thought: “I’ve got this. God loves me. If I just try harder, I can figure this out.” That was my attitude in 2015, a year of high distress. My husband had been out of work since 2011 and by 2013 we had...
WHAT ABOUT THE POPPY?

WHAT ABOUT THE POPPY?

Carefully we had to navigate amidst all of the photographers’ tripods and equipment in the Longwood Conservatory for the magical event. The blue poppies bloom for such a short time and then they are gone.  Why in the world did God create blue poppies and also give us...