Monthly Archives: December 2018
New beginnings
As we begin the new year, we have the pleasure of leaving behind us previous hurts and mistakes (hopefully learning from them) and looking ahead to what sort of new life God has in store for us. “Do not call … Continue reading
“Those who sit in darkness . . .”
Our painful circumstances feel more acute this time of year, when others seem to be so happy and light-hearted. Our present and future seem dreadful. Job, who suffered (he thought) so senselessly, felt his pain more acutely, not knowing the … Continue reading
Cleaning House
Judah’s King Josiah ordered the Temple, long neglected and run-down, to be repaired. In the process, the High Priest Hilkiah found the Book of the Law, also badly neglected and ignored. Scribe Shaphan read from the book aloud to the … Continue reading
Spectrum of God’s Gifts
I am awestruck at certain times of the day when, to my delight, the sun’s rays burst into a rainbow of colors passing through borders of beveled glass in decorative windows in our house. It moves me to worship. Visible … Continue reading
Our Invisible Harvest
Jesus sent seventy of His disciples out ahead of Him, to where He Himself would subsequently go. They were to speak good news to those they met there, “that the kingdom of God has come near.” They were to bring … Continue reading
GRATEFUL 