This year’s particularly intense hurricane season is providing a natural visual aid on the topic of Finding Peace in the Midst of Life’s Storms. I thought it would be fun to post a talk I gave last week about when Jesus calmed the storm as described in the account found in Mark 4:35-41. Do any […]
This week I read the story of men who brought paralytic man to be healed by Jesus (Mark 2:1-12). Jesus was in a house preaching when four men carrying a paralytic man showed up, but they “could not get near him.” Did they give up? Did they stand there waiting in hopes of still somehow […]
So here we are again. In last week’s blog post I had Hurricane Harvey on my mind and offered one way (of many great ways) to donate. This week Irma arrives, hitting Florida coasts that are closer to home for me here in Georgia. While at work this week nearly every co-worker was taking calls […]
I apologized to my students this week. I taught class on Monday and Tuesday without even acknowledging that over the weekend a national disaster had occurred in Texas. How embarrassing. Thankfully, I gave students an opportunity on Wednesday and Thursday to share about friends and relatives affected by Hurricane Harvey and to share ideas about […]
Few people like roots. We appreciate their function but they are ugly and gnarly. Existing mostly underground, they are far less attractive than the plants they support. Even our beauty salons are filled with clients paying dearly to cover those gray roots, also considered by most to be far less attractive than our artificially colored […]
Last week I watched how people responded to the sad events in Charlottesville, Virginia. I followed social media, listened to family members, and watched carefully at church. In processing the events with a friend, she shared how she responded within her neighborhood last Sunday. So tender was her heart and so poignant her story I […]
This week I finished listening to Beth Moore’s four-part series entitled, Complicated. She did a great job of addressing how everything in our lives is complicated. Nothing is simple, is it? The conclusion of the series was Simplicity=One, the One being Jesus Christ, of course. At one point she asked her audience the following question: […]
My mom recently forwarded this true account to me. I had never heard this luncheon address by Billy Graham, as short and sweet as it was. To make sure it was legit, I searched the internet. It’s everywhere, word-for-word, source after source. How have I missed this true story? This week I share it with […]
Where in the world did this summer go? My son starts school this week! It’s time to finish school shopping, attend an open house to meet teachers and start packing lunches again. It’s time to develop a routine again. So what was my summer like? Productive, but erratic. Oh, my goodness. A blur. Our […]
I have been a lovebird owner twice. Ruby lived with me for 19 years, followed by Mixie for eleven. Both were hand-fed from birth, which means they bonded with humans instead of other birds. Many bird owners clip their bird’s wings so they can’t fly away and will stay perched on a finger (because they […]
