Monthly Archives: June 2025

Some more surefooted than others, we come, Clutching walkers, leaning on canes, we come forward. We kneel before our Lord, Uncertain of getting up, some of us stand. We hear our name. We hold up hands to take the bread, … Continue reading →

Peter shares with us some GREAT news! I Peter 1:3-5: “What a God we have! And how fortunate we are to have him, this Father of our Master Jesus! Because Jesus was raised from the dead, we’ve been given a brand-new … Continue reading →

Here are six quips (clever and sometimes humorous remarks) I read some time ago. I saved them in my “blog” file to use at a later date. Today is that date. While they may not be humorous, they are clever … Continue reading →

Do you think that it is a little strange that when Jesus appears to his disciples after the Easter Resurrection, they don’t recognize him? This happens more than once.   It happened to Mary in the garden on Easter morning when … Continue reading →

Remember how scary the appearance of the Wicked Witch of the West was in the Wizard of Oz? Out of a plume of red smoke stepped the green-faced, back-gowned witch portrayed by actress Margaret Hamilton. Her performance has terrified little … Continue reading →

Yesterday was a special in our family. The gentleman of my household shares a birthday with our youngest granddaughter. She delightedly turned 20! He, on the other end of the journey of life, rejoices that he is still well and … Continue reading →

IT was never God’s intention to pull the wool over our eyes. His Word is plain as day. Yet it still is something we wrestle and struggle with. The gift of scripture is that it always leads to conversation. Our … Continue reading →

These are the familiar words of Psalm 119:105, “Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.” They seem particularly relevant in this season of graduations. We see young people, many in our own families, stepping out into … Continue reading →

Were you cheered on by your family for schooling efforts or perhaps your athleticism?  My brother was an all-conference guard in high school football, actually GREAT at all sports.  My folks and I would cheer loudly from the stands for him. A … Continue reading →

In the 1960s the communist government of Romania allowed my Great-Aunt Margaret a visa to come to the US.  She arrived a few weeks before Christmas and stayed until early spring when she insisted on returning home for the potato … Continue reading →