words that say ‘advent’ to me…and a bit of other exciting news
Each year, Sandy chooses a word or phrase that serves as a theme for our
Each year, Sandy chooses a word or phrase that serves as a theme for our
Rain, rain, go away. Come again, some other day… We sang that tune as children,
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD. Psalm 95:1 Back in the day
In my Father’s house are many rooms…I am going away to make ready a place
C. S. Lewis identified many of us as “ordinary privates in the huge army of
Most of you know I was blessed to draw a line through a big item
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. Genesis 6:8 There was once
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled
The death of a beloved is an amputation. C. S. Lewis, A Grief Observed There’s
If you’re at all familiar with the sitcom Friends, you know Chandler. The likable character,
If you googled Charles Templeton you would read about a gentleman who traveled with Billy
NOTE (6/5/23): In lieu of a certain documentary recently released regarding Bill Gothard and the
In Eugene Peterson’s classic, A Long Obedience In The Same Direction, he writes of a
Y’all remember when “sloppy wet kiss” was sung in churches a good many years ago?
Is anyone among you suffering? Is anyone cheerful? Is anyone among you sick? James 4
I am struck by this sledgehammer of words that careened off the page in the
“X-mas” was close to a cuss word in the church circles in which I grew
“How will this be, since I am a virgin?” — Mary, Luke 1:34 If you
What You’re Saying…