“We both grew up in the church with a strong belief but drifted away from it. Recent tragedy and illness is renewing our belief.” Words, making me smile, from the phone of a loved relative. He continued, “Recently my son called and invited us to do a weekly Zoom Bible study with he and his …
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness can never extinguish it.” (Written by John, a beloved disciple of Jesus) A funny thing happened on the way to the fireplace mantel… Adorned with a lovely Willow Tree Creche, garland, and a strand of lights connected to a timer, investigation was underway to discover why …
HOPE is the first candle we light on our Advent Wreath. The word hope brings a fond Christmas memory of our children. They loved the Sears Christmas Catalog. With identifying markers, they delighted in circling the gifts they hoped they would receive. Hope is a word we frequently use with the coming of Christmas. This …
God’s Hospitality is timeless, it’s throughout my writings in “Just Imagine”. Amid the pandemic and deep racial issues, I’m finding writings I labored over are teaching me, anew. As I encounter broken hearts, hardships, isolation, injustices, and view protests and lawlessness there is anger, fear and hopelessness. Everyone shares an opinion about the disease, rights …
Welcome has many uses. Verb: We welcome others by helping each to feel at home when they are not at home, as Christ does us. Noun: A cordial welcome to come be with us in church is a step toward coming and being with Jesus himself. Adjective: And upon feeling at home with love from …
I have been thinking a lot about Beulah these days, she never lived through a pandemic in a stay at home environment, but she knew about “staying home” as a shut-in. I learned to know Beulah in my teen years. She was a widow, Tom’s Mom, a great Christian woman, who “prayed around the world” …
Problems none of us have ever experienced are occurring in our world, everyone has been challenged to do what we can to help. So we ask the questions: What can I, what should I do? Hopefully words from Just Imagine can be helpful: God commissions us to be emissaries of love. Our faith journeys will …
How do we overflow with loving relationships during a pandemic crisis in our world? The book Just Imagine, was written with the intent of face to face opportunities to build relationships. At a time that is not possible, what can we do? Our Challenge as Christians, in all occasions, is to make people feel worthy …
I am fascinated with the 2020 decade, it brings thoughts of visits to the eye doctor. In the optic world 2020 is clear vision; when vision falls short, there is always prescription for correction. Similarly, this new decade is a great time to clearly see God’s Rx for perfecting our vision. The first order of …
The Women Connect topic was God’s Hospitality, Just Imagine was the resource. Janet owned the book, as she reread, a Hospitality Challenge caught her attention: How is hospitality different from entertaining? She came prepared with googled answers. Hospitality: friendliness, welcome, warm reception, helpfulness, neighborliness, warm-hearted, kind-hearted, generosity, bountifulness, open-handedness, congeniality, amicability. Entertainment: amusement or diversion …
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