Plugging Into Inspiration’s Divine Source
Before I boarded the train for the first leg of my Southeast Asia trip, my daughter prayed over me. In that prayer, she asked God to give me inspiration. I…
Lifting the Fog From Doubting Thomas: Part 3-Thomas Has FOMO
FOMO I had several vacation trips scheduled this year, so I chose not to attend my Sorority’s biennial national convention. If I had made that choice in the 80s or…
Lifting the Fog From Doubting Thomas: Part 2-Conditional Thomas
Update: I have struggled to write Part 2 of this series. My goal for the series was to vindicate Thomas, to lift the fog around his disparaging nickname. I asked…
Lifting the Fog from Doubting Thomas, Part 1: Who Was Thomas?
I remember as a first-grader learning that fog was actually low-lying clouds. I reveled knowing that when I walked through fog I was walking through a cloud. I excitedly shared…
To Be A Living Sanctuary
The praise song, “Sanctuary,” has been on an endless loop in my mind this past month.[1] What message is God sending? What is a “living sanctuary?” 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 is…
Glory
“Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 (NRSVUE) I am honored to have…
Am I Ready for “YES”?
I read an article in Guideposts[1], “How to Talk to Strangers About Your Faith.” While I write about my faith walk, talking about it is harder for me. As an…
Revisiting Jonah: Judging Too Quickly
On 12/04/2020, I posted the blog Jonah-The Adult Version. Reading the Book of Jonah in its entirety had given me insight beyond the children’s version of Jonah and the whale.…
Purge
In preparing for a remodel, I had to empty a closet slated for demolition. I found a box containing some of Momma’s items. I remember packing that box after her…
Joy
"I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete." John 15:11 NRSVUE A person very dear to…