As children we chafe at limitations. When my son, Dave, at age seven, wanted the freedom to ride his bicycle the mile from home to his friend’s house in town, I refused. “Why?” He pleaded. “I can ride to the back of the farm on…
Image by Steve Haselden from Pixabay At the end of January, I completed the first draft of my eleventh book, (my second worship resource), Dipping Your Toes, Too. The manuscript is filled with stories, mostly small and personal, that connect the Bible to my life. My hope is that they will do the…
Dipping Your Toes, Too Dipping Your Toes, Too I HAVE AN ANNOUNCEM ENT! IT IS FINISHED!!!!! The manuscript for Dipping Your Toes, Too is completed and sent in to the graphic designer, Sue Reynolds. It’s been a long process. Forty-six full services – Call to Worship, Candle lighting, prayers, scripture, hymns, reflection,…
Image by Md Abdul Rashid from Pixabay In the church year, Advent begins the first week of December. We light the symbolic candle of hope. Hope is tough to hang on to in today’s world. The daily news is full of war, death, destruction, murder and hunger. The internet is teaching us that truth is expendable. It feels…
Image by lisa runnels from Pixabay “You Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made” Everywhere I turn this week, I have been met with the thought “You are fearfully and wonderfully made.” – at choir practice, in my devotions, the birds, my flowers, a small family gathering. What a great message to hear over and over. This past…
Today’s morning thoughts. Sometimes when I read a familiar passage of the Bible, it speaks in a surprising new way. This is my reflection on Acts 4:5-12 NIV (I’ve copied them and placed then at the bottom of this reflection) Jesus disciple, Peter, was asked by the religious leaders, “By what power do you say…
Merry Christmas everyone. I offer this greeting because I am writing this on Christmas morning. Today my heart is focused on the fact, and I declare it is a fact, that God loves us. As we celebrate Jesus’ birthday, and believe that he was God’s child, and God with us, we can know that each…
Are You Contagious? Today my book of reflections for teens introduced me to “National Smile Day.” Smiles and laughter are the good medicine of life. A smile is contagious. One smile leads to another and spreads from person to person like wildfire. If I listen carefully, I can even hear a smile in someone’s voice….