There is so much darkness in the world today that it is very hard to find the tiniest light among the darkness. The tiniest light in WWII Germany was Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s. I do not know how he found the courage and faith to stand up for others, to fight the darkness of the Nazi regime, to go beyond himself, to question what was happening and to act to correct it, and to bravely answer God’s calling to sacrifice his life…..
Have you ever felt unseen or unnoticed? Everyone’s eyes seem to be locked on their cell phones; no one makes eye contact with you. No one talks to you because they do not know you. You try to find a vacant seat on the bus or train but there are none available. Then, out of nowhere, you hear a woman say, “Thank you for giving up your seat, sir! You have made my day! Thank you for seeing that I…..
Nobody knows how many tomorrows or what kind of tomorrows we will have, but I put my faith and love in the One who knows all my tomorrows, Jesus Christ. God does not judge us by how much we have endured but by how much we have loved. People will know who we are by our pasts, but only Christ defines us. That definition is based on how we love one another and how we care for others. God is…..
To Tell, Share, Love, and Protect If we all told our truths and had them accepted, If we all told our experiences and had them understood, If we all had told our values and had them shared, If we all shared our kindness and had it appreciated, If we all shared our wisdom and had it values, If we all shared our differences and had them loved, If we all loved one another and had us evolve into a better…..
This morning I had planned to go to the park for my church’s outdoor service, but as I was pulling out of my driveway, it started to rain. At times like this in the summer, it does my soul wonders to be with God in His outdoor tabernacle, but with the rain, I turned around and came back to the house. As always since COVID-19, if it is impossible to sit outdoors, I turn to Max Lucado’s sermons for solace……
This is the third blog about the life of Jesus Christ as portrayed by the series, “The Chosen.” As I said in the first blog, I prefer the King James version of the Bible, and because of that, my interpretations of the stories are a more traditional version of the series. After traveling to Necropolis to help the Apostles with people of varying backgrounds and viewpoints, Jesus needed time to pray by Himself; the Apostles returned home to fish the…..
In my continuing interpretation of the series, “The Chosen,” I am reminded of what Jesus Christ said to His followers. “Be wise. Build your house on the Rock, not on sand.” So many of us today worry about the uncertainties in our country; we do not know what our futures hold for us in the United States. As I have learned through my own experiences of life, when I put my trust in the One who walked on water, Jesus…..
I have recently watched “The Chosen” series about the adult life of Jesus Christ and His apostles, and although many parts of the series are a modern portrayal of His life, I found other parts to be somewhat of a “stretch” in terms of the King James version of the Bible. I cherish the memory of my father, a minister, standing in the pulpit, making the stories of the Bible come to life for his congregations. I understand that some…..
I attended the college graduation ceremony of one of my former private music students today, and I was so proud of her accomplishments. She diligently applied herself, graduating with cum laud stats. She is one of the lucky few who have been working in a full-time job before she finished her senior year. As I looked out over approximately 600 graduates at the University of Wisconsin, Green Bay, I wondered how many of these newly- minted graduates have jobs waiting…..
Today is Mother’s Day, and as much as I dearly loved my mother and how she raised me to become a caring, Christian woman, I am writing a letter to my brother as an act of respect for her. You see, my brother and I have been estranged from one another for over twenty years. The only time I know he is still alive is when I receive his Christmas card. As of this past Christmas, he informed me that…..