Each holiday season in December, I am handed the opportunity to gaze upon the shekinah glory of God that shone about the shepherds of Bethlehem on a cold night in Israel long ago—a night that changed the world forever. It is challenging because there is great competition and distraction in this beautiful Season of Light…
Category: Faith
On the Road
I guess it is not enough that we have been like nomads these last few weeks while in the states. Since our house is rented for a season, we have stayed in four homes in four weeks! We are so dependent upon the kindness and goodwill of our hosts, and we have had some incredible…
‘The Eye of the Needle’
This is a prophetic word or a modern parable delivered by Charlotte Baker at a Worship Symposium in Dallas in 1981. Every word is weighty and applicable to our lives today. You can find this modern parable and other parables to the Church by Charlotte Baker here. Enjoy the inspiring read.
Early Bird
It’s my birthday today…
‘Make Love not War’
Growing up in the sixties, “Make love not war,” was a common sentiment. It was more than a slogan. It became a belief system. And it sounded so free thinking, cutting edge, and benevolent all at once. Opposing war–the Vietnam war to be exact–was popular at the time. So those who spoke out or demonstrated…
Morning Moon
I awoke before sunrise and sat in the dark soaking in the quiet morning. When the light spilled upon the horizon, I was already engrossed in reading and missed the early rays. Later I noticed out the east windows of our living room a pale, autumn, morning moon–the lesser light reflecting the greater from afar….
Bonnie Saul Wilks 