Watching the news last night of the war in Ukraine broke my heart on so many levels. The atrocities committed, the sorrows that are everywhere, the anger and hatred of the victims and of the oppressors, the victims declaring they will never forgive – never and will always hate. These are the leftovers of every…

Sharing this post while away… This morning in our Friday morning Prayer and Practices meeting with people from around the world and the country, a blessing in so many ways, our discussion centered around peace and the piano melody of Let There Be Peace On Earth was played. Do you remember several decades ago when…

Sharing an earlier post while away… I’ve been listening to recordings of Revelation through Open Table Conference, that have been a tremendous help in understanding the Book of Revelation. I loved the explanation that Revelation is a book of worship for the Lamb who is revealed; and an unveiling of what is not to be…

Sharing a previous post… At Church we were discussing what makes a church…what qualities…what traditions? We also talked about the Apostle Paul who endured all hardships because he kept his heart turned faithfully to Jesus. Jesus was the only safety Paul needed. Jesus is the only safety I need. Jesus and the Father and the…

I’ve been asking myself that of late. I know that Jesus died for my sins and for yours and that He never sinned. I know that he undertook that willingly because of the great love He and the Father have for us. I have heard that so many times that there’s a danger the deep…

I’m sharing an earlier blog while away… As I was praying this morning so thankful for the love and provision of God, I couldn’t help but be thankful that I was born and have life. Do you ever experience that? Thank you, Lord, that I am alive? I think about all the experiences I had…

There is a thought, a search for understanding that keeps tugging at my heart. It revolves around God the Father’s love for all of us….and our ideas of whom God the Father loves. Do you ever look at other people and wonder can God love them? Do we judge them unworthy and ourselves better and…

Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7. This morning in prayer I got the overwhelming sense God wanted me to understand something important. Love others. You love Me…love others. I don’t know the burdens, the hurts the weight…

I recently watched a podcast about the history of what led up to the conflict raging now in Ukraine. It was over two hours long and a desolate litany of wrongs committed by many nations. I then watched PBS Frontline’s documentary The Battle for Ukraine – that was about thirty minutes long but I only…

There’s a verse in the Bible that I always had a little trouble with because it sounded like Jesus was being uncaring for His family….dismissive. Then Jesus’ mother and brothers arrived. Standing outside, they sent someone in to call him. A crowd was sitting around him, and they told him, “Your mother and brothers are…