Several weeks ago, my Sunday school class looked at John 10:1-10. The teacher began with the clarification that we would look at the passage from an atypical angle. We read the passage and then we discussed the following questions: All About Gates I enjoyed our discussion immensely. We considered our
For whatever unknown reason, I currently see more social media posts about tipping. One such post grabbed my attention. A delivery guy attempted to state his case affirming better tipping. A customer had left him a tip, and the delivery guy was upset about the customer’s additional comment. The customer
In case you are unaware, Mother’s Day is this coming Sunday. Some of you already made significant plans to celebrate your mom. Others of you are in a slight panic as you mentally contemplate your week and also how to best honor your mom. Celebrating Mother’s Day I have no
Some of you are new around here, and you may not know much about me. I thought I would share a bit of my story. Allow me to begin with the basics. My Childhood I am the youngest of five children. My dad was a pastor; my mom was a
This past Easter, the worship team sang a song that was new to me. One phrase in particular stood out, “all praise to the son of suffering.” God grabbed my heart with the words and whispered me He knew what it felt to suffer. I felt comfort from the Holy
Lately, I’ve felt my life is a random jumble of whatever. For example, I would love a clear directive on how I’m to express my new role as the wife of a District Superintendent, and I’m not seeing it. In addition, if my sweet Pastor husband and I could discover
We all have something we don’t like about ourselves. We may dislike a physical feature, an inability to perform a particular task, or some quirk that ends up being fodder for constant teasing. And without fail, we all do things to mask or distract from that thing we consider less
We have all entered holy week. To be honest, I’m not sure I’m ready. I didn’t experience my typical Lenten season. Since my sweet Pastor husband has a new job, I’m not involved in just one church. So, I didn’t sing in an Easter choir. I didn’t participate in a
Have you ever noticed that some ideas or concepts take a while to process? Several weeks ago, I read Matthew 11:28-30 as part of my morning devotional time. Matthew writes about Jesus calling all who are weary to come and find rest. Then, He encourages us to “Take my yoke
Last November, I told you about the stairs in our house and my goal to run up and down them. No, I’m not there yet. In fact, I encountered a small difficulty. I expected sore muscles, that’s a given. I knew there would be days when the stairs would be
