Recently, I came across a story about a young, courageous Polish woman named Irena Sendler, who saved 2500 Jewish children from the Warsaw ghetto in WWII. She did that heroic act by using safe houses, farms, and convents and by recruiting friends and co-workers. Irena was nominated in 2007 for the Nobel Peace Prize for her courageous stand against the corruption, murder, and evil of the German Nazi regime. Edmund Burke once said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph…..
In 1779, John Newton was like a soul without a compass; he didn’t believe in God, nor anything relating to a church. He was determined to build a large enough amount of money so that he could marry his fiance., by whatever corrupt and violent means necessary. When his Negro overseer was mortally wounded in a storm on the Atlantic Ocean, John came face to face with his unrighteous beliefs. As the overseer lay dying, he said, “I am a…..
Isaiah 26:3 (KJV) “Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee; because he trusteth in thee.” I have walked in many magnificent cathedrals the world over, heard emotionally passionate artisans play gorgeous pipe organs, and have been inspired by articulate and creative pastors. Until my own church closed due to the pandemic, never before have I been so in awe of our own Washington National Cathedral and its loving and caring pastors and other clergy…..
Romans 12:2 (KJV) And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. As we meet these challenging and troublesome times, we need to understand the promises of God. There will be storms, and He has given us the strength to fight through the pain. He has promised us an internal force to withstand even the worst storms. …..
These are tumultuous and dangerous times. We are God’s beloved children just as God told Jesus Christ that He was His Beloved Son. Like Jesus Christ, we are to be witnesses of God’s love through our own love, compassion, truth, integrity, and honesty. “We are not to be slaves of evil; we are to remember who and whose we are. Our souls can be restored so that we can commit to God’s plans for us.” (Rev. P.E. Clark) Never before…..
Personal losses of parents, spouses, and friends can be truly the most agonizing times in a person’s life, but of all of my own losses, losing my mother was the most wrenching loss to me and my family. My dad never recovered from her loss, and my brother withdrew into studying his rocks. Many adults knew how much God meant to me, could see the moral values I was raised with, and felt my witness to God’s love in my…..
How important is it to be with your parents when they are about to pass? Add to that scenario things that didn’t get spoken about and feelings getting hurt because of that. Not saying the words, “I forgive you,” and “Will you forgive me?,” creates a lot of pain over what we didn’t say. Compare these things with what just happened in our nation’s capital and you know why I’m writing this blog. Some people take for-granted that their parents…..
Do you have faith the size of a mustard seed or the wonderment of a little child? The simple trust of a child speaks volumes about why God gives us children, not just to increase our blood lines but to also remind us that we can learn from them what it is to be truly at peace. Granted, children do not usually have the weight of the world on their shoulders, but they do have an ability to take life…..
A rainbow is God’s promise that things will be good again after storms. In a darkened world, God told Noah to build an ark so that He could start the world over without the sinners who had so blackened His creation. After Noah built the ark and the world was cleansed of its sins, God sent a rainbow so that all who loved Him would know His awesome love and forgiveness. That story happened many years ago in the Bible,…..
This past week has been horrific for our nation. As I sit here watching my American flag wave on the flag pole, I can’t stop thinking about the men and women who have fought to defend our country, our flag, and everything we hold dear to our hearts and how they would feel seeing all the chaos that took place in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021. Would they turn over in their graves, knowing that their sacrifices had just…..