Hurricane Harvey, summer of 2017. We are sick of hearing about it, and we are not. It’s heart wrenching and heartwarming at once. On August 22, the wind howled while the black stormy sky dumped 50 inches of rain in the Houston area. Some heeded warnings and “got of of Dodge” in time, while others…
Tag: Christianity
No Time to Fish
After the death of Jesus, the disciples went fishing. They had put their hope in Jesus as a political liberator, and it seemed He did not in fact liberate them. The Jewish people strained under Roman rule, and they wanted freedom and change NOW. Their dreams had been dashed, destroyed on the death tree… and…
Craving…
…Silence I am behind in everything. My house really needs to be cleaned, not just touched up. My laundry is chasing me around the room. And I have a newsletter, cover letter, thank you letter, appeal, update, and much more to write. Still… I am avoiding it all today… taking my deadlines to the brink. (I’ll be…
‘I Come to the Garden Alone’
I have beautiful memories of singing this old hymn as a child in my home church, with the lights low, a great settling of peace, and sensing the sweetness of the presence of God sweeping the sanctuary. King David wrote in the book of Psalm that God resides with those who praise Him. Any place…
Memories of Europe…
We had such a great time on our recent trip to Europe… I keep going over the scenes and experiences in my mind. Relationships are just too precious for words.
Atmosphere Changers!
A few years ago, quite a few years ago, I was trying to lose a few pounds by running. I mapped out and followed a trail that sent me by a construction working crew. I chose that path because it was flat and smooth, and I could run along unimpeded and build up some steam. I did, in fact, lose some…
Hope… for a Fail-Safe Future
Barack Obama is the hope that so many of us have been waiting for. A hope for a better government; a hope for better poitics; a hope for a better world. Let’s work together to get Senator Obama elected and to become the Greatest President ever!!! This quote is from Barak Hussein Obama’s website: “Americans…
Anti-Semitic T-Shirts in France
The owner and salesman of a shop in Paris has been arrested for selling T-shirts with the anti-Semitic phrase on them: “Jews forbidden from entering the park.” They are printed in both German and Polish and refer to the Nazi-era Jewish ghetto of Lodz, Poland. You can read the story here. France has one of…
SEE
My husband and I just watched the moving Larry King interview of the Steven Curtis Chapman family concerning the tragic death of their five-year-old daughter, Maria Sue. We wept through their recollections and as they gave glory to God through all the pain. i marveled at their son, Will, who accidently hit his sister on…
Underground Church is Growing
Today in one of the world’s most repressive societies, many are turning to the man from Galilee. Here’s the story.
Bonnie Saul Wilks 