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HOW IS GOD LOVING ME – AND WHERE IS GOD LEADING ME?
Twas the day after Halloween, and out on the street Karen found remnants of the night’s Trick-or-Treat. (This trash did not make it into the garbage bins- but before we get critical, read ‘Those “Unknown” Sins’) I found wrappers and boxes run… Continue Reading “Some After-Halloween Observations”
(Beth on her birthday, September 2014) A few weeks ago, Jim and I learned of the earthly passing of a dear friend. In some ways, Beth was our most unique friend. In some ways, she was our most trying friend. But in many ways,… Continue Reading “A Tribute to Beth”
Monday Moment- Observing the Obstruction I have a favorite point along my walking path that offers an expansive view of sky, field, trees, hills and sunrises. This view is beyond the paved street, down a gravel path and up a small rise onto a… Continue Reading “Look Beyond or Look At?”
John 14:16-17 (NRSV) And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he… Continue Reading “Listening to Your Gut (and God)”
Monday Moment Last fall I led a mini-retreat on spiritual practices. As I enthusiastically described my morning routine of waking at 5:30, writing in my daily journal, sharing coffee and devotional time with Jim, and walking for an hour with God, one of the… Continue Reading ““Keeping” Sabbath”
Food for Thought, Day Two Tuesday, August 27th Years ago, one of my coworkers was attempting to lose weight. She ate so many carrots that her skin began to turn orange! “You are what you eat” became visibly true for her, as her changing… Continue Reading ““You Are What You Eat””
Dear Readers, I am currently preparing a week-long devotional series based on different thoughts about food and eating! I hope you’ll return next Monday. Thanks! (Photo credit: Photo by Hal Gatewood on Unsplash)
Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me? (Psalm 43:5a) Downcast: not happy, confident, or hopeful; (of eyes) looking downward¹ In recent weeks I have felt weighed down by some of the changes and challenges of life, the… Continue Reading “Lifting Up Our Downcast Eyes”
When I was a child, our family made yearly summer visits to Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky, Ohio. I loved all of the smaller rides, but I found the “fun” houses were not fun at all. One in particular, the San Francisco Earthquake,… Continue Reading “Certainties and Surprises”
Monday Moment I had just begun serving as a volunteer ministry coordinator, and during a staff meeting I excitedly talked about the tasks I had finished and the new ministries I was planning. I later recognized that I had shared these accomplishments because I… Continue Reading “Nothing to Prove”
Simply Soul Searching 