Category: Lessons from Scripture
What’s In A Name
“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name, would smell as sweet.”
Romeo and Juliet
Juliet may not have cared what Romeo’s last name was, but neither of them would escape the tragedy of it.
Read MoreOur Speech
“Words are tricky,” is a favorite saying of a friend of mine. She chooses her words carefully when speaking to others.
Read MoreShipwrecked
The account of Paul’s journey to Rome in Acts 27 and 28, gives us a brief glimpse behind the curtain into the heart and mind of God.
Read MoreDeceitful Lips
It seems strange somehow to be meditating on the sorrow of the cross during these weeks when the earth is budding with new life. But our walk with Jesus is a walk toward darkness. He was a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief.
Read MoreA Pattern for Life
The bleak mid-winter days are challenging for even the most sanguine among us. Those of us who live in all but a few places on this planet must endure the cold dark days of winter each year. For some these days are longer and colder than for others.
Stories of Old
Stories, especially the great stories, often fall short when adapted for film. Tolkien’s masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings is no exception. Vast sections of the story (Tom Bombadil!!!) are left out completely.
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The Blessing
Luke 1:39-45: I love this greeting between these two women. Elizabeth proclaims a blessing, but who is really being blessed here? and who is doing the blessing?
Shaking Things Up
My dad was a baker. Not in any official capacity mind you, but when he wasn’t tending the animals on our small family farm in Vermont, you would find him in the kitchen baking bread, and pies, and donuts.
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