On New Year’s Day my devotional reading included a verse from Joshua chapter 3. The Israelites were about to cross the Jordan River into Canaan, and the officers went around the camp telling the people to keep their distance as they followed the Ark of the Covenant as the priests carried it, and said, “Do not […]
At Christmas we celebrate Jesus’ coming to earth as a humble babe, and we give gifts just as the Wise Men did. We say that He is the greatest gift, and that’s true. I’d like to unpack that a little. First, Jesus came to show us who God the Father really was. He said if you’ve seen me,
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I love this cover of “Simple Gifts” by cellist Steven Sharp Nelson. It speaks to me of life and love. On this Thanksgiving Day, let’s be grateful for all the simple gifts with which we are blessed.
Milton has come and gone (whew!). We were relatively unaffected, so we were blessed to be able to lend a helping hand to others. There’s still a lot of need out there, since Hurricane Helene also caused a lot of damage only two weeks before Milton. Now that things have settled down a bit, here’s an update
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Hurricane Milton is expected to make landfall on Florida’s west coast in a few hours. We’ll see if we lose power or not, or for how long. I’ll be back then.
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Well, the big day is fast approaching. Decisions made, votes cast, for good or for ill. Some of us will be pleased, some of us will be disappointed. Still others will be bewildered, afraid of what the future might bring. We’ll all wonder if the people we have elected to represent and govern us will actually do what they
The political campaigns are heated right now. Many people have chosen candidates to support. They believe they’re right, and the other side is wrong; and they want to know which side you’re on. Joshua, the man designated to lead Israel, asked the same question. Before they went into the Promised Land, he saw a man standing with a
I participated in the Local Author Showcase at the Dunedin Public Library this morning. Good times 😊
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The phrase “All that glitters is not gold…” comes from William Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice.” Simply put, just because something looks good doesn’t mean that it is good. This is an election year. All the politicians want to look good and say things they hope will motivate people to vote for them. The question is, what is the truth about
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