“The Cares of the Heart” Lent and spring don’t usually arrive together; after all, for those of us who live in the northern hemisphere, the days of late February or early March are not especially spring-like. This time of year isn’t really a season, it’s just the dreary end ofRead More →
“Don’t Conform . . . Be Transformed!” “I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, . . . Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your minds, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptableRead More →
“How Can I Keep From Singing?” What’s the first song you ever heard? Most of us aren’t likely to be able to answer that question, but we might have a fairly good guess. It was probably a sweet, simple song, sung by a parent, as a lullaby to aRead More →
“For Everything There is a Season” For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a timeRead More →
“Searching for Sunshine” The recent spell of gray days, with such numbing sameness from morning until night is starting to wear on a few of us. At my house, we’re thinking about getting a therapeutic light to compensate for the lack of sunlight, and trying not to overcome the gloomRead More →
“Just a Note . . .” Have you noticed how unusual it is to get a personal, just-to-you, piece of mail from someone with whom you have a relationship? In this busy, electronically connected world, if we want to get in touch with someone, we send a text, e mail,Read More →
“Rejoice, Pray, Give Thanks” Do you sometimes wish you knew how to pray? You know, the kind of prayer that is truly expressive and heartfelt. You might like it to be poetic in nature, beautifully phrased and eloquent. The only problem is, you don’t really express yourself all that poetically,Read More →
“This is My Son, the Beloved” “And Jesus came and said to them, ‘All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,Read More →
“I Hereby Resolve . . . .” If you watch television, listen to the radio, or read a newspaper, opinions as to the value (or lack thereof) of New Year’s resolutions vary widely. Some people find it helpful, even supportive, to clearly state changes and/or improvements they feel a needRead More →
“Keeping Christmas In Our Hearts” When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us.” So they went withRead More →