Ten years ago tomorrow, I was doing the breakfast dishes and watching the Today Show on our small kitchen television when they started to show footage of the World Trade Center on fire. They said it was an airplane that caused the fire. Kory, who was 6 at the time, came running through the kitchen, and I said,… Read More 10 Years Later ~ Remembering the Day and Jessica
Well, church is canceled this morning because of Irene’s impending arrival. This is the first time we’ve ever canceled church because of weather, so we’re all just sitting here in front of the various news shows, drinking tea, and watching the rain and wind pick up outside. (Actually, Kory has not yet been seen this… Read More Waiting on Irene
“Director’s Cut” was the theme of Crosswalk Youth Camp this year, and we were privileged to be a part of this awesome week for ~ I’m losing count ~ but possibly the 9th time. Robert served as Camp Pastor, and preached six sermons on the Lordship of Christ ~ mostly from the book of Luke.… Read More Who’s in the Director’s Chair?
We had such a wonderful week at Crosswalk Camp last week, and I can’t wait to post pictures and write about what a meaningful, powerful, and FUN time it was. Before I do that, though, I just have to write about another camp that I was reading about yesterday… “…he shall cover his mustache and… Read More I Went TO Camp~ He Went OUTSIDE the Camp
I’ve been reading about and pondering the Sabbath commandment for years ~ re-reading the 4th Commandment, looking at Jesus’ words on it, and reading instructional books on how to institute it into family life. I’ve felt guilty for shopping on Sundays, but even when I didn’t shop ~ “working” myself and thereby causing others to… Read More Grace in the Law of the Sabbath
…except for these: For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. Romans 1:20
Yesterday we lost our dear friend Joanne. It doesn’t make any sense to me why the Lord chose this timing, but I trust Him. He’s proved Himself over and over, and His ways are higher, so I trust He’s up to something good here, but aside from that it still feels like a great loss.… Read More Goodbye to Joyful Joanne
Even though I think it may be my favorite week of the year, I still don’t think I’ve recovered from all that has happened in the last week and a half! I am totally exhausted tonight. Regardless, it was a very special week as usual. I especially enjoy the Messianic Passover Seder and wanted to… Read More Holy Week Happenings ( and cute kids pics!)
Isn’t that an interesting phrase ~ the crux of the cross? It almost seems redundant, crux being the Latin word for cross, stake, or scaffold used in executions. The word is used today to refer to the essence or central issue of something, and it was used similarly in ancient times. We also use a… Read More The Crux of the Cross
I wrote about her last year, but I think of her every year at Eastertime. We also happen to be studying the book of Luke this year at church ~ both in the sermons on Sunday, and in our mid-week small groups. That’s where you find her story. The story of the sinful woman. The… Read More Confession: It’s What’s For Breakfast