THE MENNONITE AND THE CHIPPENDALE DANCER
Have you ever experienced a connection that surprised and delighted you because it was so out of your normal experience? I did, and still love telling the story.
Read PostDiscover hope through “God-moments” in your day.
Encourage your heart, soul and mind.
Give you practical ideas and resources to help in your walk of faith.
Have you ever experienced a connection that surprised and delighted you because it was so out of your normal experience? I did, and still love telling the story.
Read PostSorry, readers – computer problems require me to take my laptop in for service, so there will be no blogpost this weekend. I wish you all a blessed weekend, relaxation and renewal.
Read PostAs we celebrated Good Friday and Easter Sunday, I thought of both betrayal and new life. I tried to imagine Jesus’ mother, Mary’s feelings through that weekend. I’ve put my thoughts into story form, which helped me identify with her pain and her joy. I hope this will be meaningful to you as well.
Read PostI thought she was hungry. And she was … but not for food. I’m amazed at how my perception of a person changes when I spend time listening to their story.
Read PostDo you sometimes need someone or something to hold you, calm the tangle of issues rolling around in your mind, to rest? I felt that a few nights ago.
Read PostHave you found hope through a challenge? Perhaps the challenge was to win five Olympic gold swimming medals, as Mark Spitzer did years ago. Don’t you think he felt hope at the end of those races? Maybe the challenge is to spend more time with your children, and when you do, you feel relief from that nagging sense of guilt you’ve carried, replaced by hope for better relationships.
Read PostHave you held onto a grudge or a deep hurt? A slight by someone you thought was a trusted friend? Forgiveness has significant mental, physical and spiritual benefits.
Read PostWhat was the best part of your Valentine’s Day? If you are single, can you still enjoy giving and receiving love, including Christ’s? He created us to be in community, as he is himself. Valentine’s Day is thought of as a romantic holiday, but there are different kinds of love, available to all.
Read Post“And now remain these three: faith, hope, and love. And the greatest of these is love.” Why do you think the Apostle Paul said love is the greatest? Do you agree or disagree? Why?
Read PostLet us hold unswervingly to the hope we profess, for he who promised is faithful. And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds…”