Monthly Archives: May 2022

WHEN HEAVEN FELL SILENT

My grandsons are in band.  We have gone to concerts, marching band competitions on football fields and watched them in parades.  We are joined by other spectators who watch as the students look intently, “all eyes on me”, for the … Continue reading

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THERE’S NO CRYING!

I confess.  I enjoy the movie, “League of Their Own”.  One of the best quotes, and there are several, “There’s no crying in baseball!”, said by the male coach who does not have it all together and does not understand … Continue reading

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ENOUGH!

When we were kids, we pushed the limits of our parents’ patience as a daily activity.  It seemed to be our job.  We did it without thinking or planning, strategizing or scheming.  That’s what life is to be a kid.  … Continue reading

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MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ACT OF WORSHIP!

“The Bible ends with a flourish: vision and son, doom and deliverance, terror and triumph.  The rush of color and sound, images and energy, leaves us reeling.  But if we persist through the initial confusion and read on, we begin … Continue reading

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THE OPEN DOOR TO PURE WORSHIP

We worship when gathered as believers of Jesus in many ways.  We sing, dance, pray out loud, raise our hands or bow humbly.  We sing songs of praise or old hymns of teaching.  When our worship not for us but … Continue reading

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LEARNING FROM OTHER’S STORIES

When my older cousin messed up, I learned not to do what he did because I saw what it did in him and the consequences that came to him.  Growing up, as a child who watched people intently, I learned … Continue reading

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EVERYONE HAS A STORY

You have a story.  I have a story.  Everyone has a story!  Some are God-led stories.  Some stories result from being led by the fleeting, unstable whims of the world.  Most stories are earth shaking and life changing—good or bad.  … Continue reading

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THE BIG REVEAL!

We were all hooked, (well, most of us), on Extreme Home Makeover, a television production that gifted a family going through hard times with a remodel of their home in such magnificent ways it was unbelievable until they actually SAW … Continue reading

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HEY JUDE!

And the one who comes in second the last book in the New Testament is…JUDE!  This letter of remembrance, of looking back over the history of God’s care for His people is also a prophecy of the coming of Jesus … Continue reading

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AND THEY’LL KNOW…

We are one in the Spirit, we are one in the LordWe are one in the Spirit, we are one in the LordAnd we pray that our unity will one day be restoredAnd they’ll know we are Christians by our … Continue reading

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