Last Sunday (2015), in church, there were some large impressionistic murals on the stage by the artist who would be speaking at our annual women's dinner that night. I wasn't all that impressed, but after hearing his story of Jesus, being told as he painted in the details on his murals, I was very...

In our fast-paced world, we need reminders to slow down and "smell the roses," as some say. I have included some of my poetry as little snapshots of life. It is my hope that you'll read them slowly, stopping at each one to envision the scene or ponder the meaning. The "Moments in Nature" poems are...

Read the poems like you would a sentence, stopping only at punctuation. But take time to imagine the scene. Haiku Poem (Moments in Nature, #1) Prisms of Jack Frost send winter rainbows dancing among trees and reeds   Haiku Poem (Moments in Nature, #2) Golden evening rays: like giant fireflies...

Some of  these are in Haiku format (3 lines, 5 syllables in lines one and three, 7 syllables in line two) and others are simply short poems. Read the poems like you would a sentence, stopping only at punctuation. But take time to imagine the scene. Haiku Poem: (Life, #1) Fireflies captured in a...

Read these like you would a sentence, stopping only at punctuation. But take time to imagine the scene. Poem: (Spiritual #1): Jesus I am the child in you: pure joyous untroubled curious. Let me play in your heart.   Poem: (Spiritual, #2) Jesus: tender, loving giving, living, touching...

On Mother's Day (2015), the children in our church handed roses out to the mothers. The thought process I'm about to describe happened within a few seconds, but it was revealing, never-the-less. The children had red, white, and pink roses. I liked the deep, rich color of the red ones and was...

Posted 2015. I recommend the book Boundaries by Dr. Henry Cloud & Dr. John Townsend. This book discusses the need for setting boundaries in relationships, why we often don't, and how to go about doing so. Chapter 10 discusses the different age groups between birth & 18 years and related...

Posted 2015. Deuteronomy 29:29 "The secret things belong to the Lord our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of the law." The things God has revealed in the Bible are for all of us to know: His character, His plan of salvation...

Posted 2015. At the last supper, when Jesus knelt to wash Peter's feet, Peter objected. But when the Lord said it was necessary, Peter allowed it. At a recent Good Friday service, I was not even as obedient as Peter. In one of my Bible studies, we've been taking the perspective of seeing Jesus in...

I love the assurance in Philippians 1:6 that Christ will finish the work He has started in me. He won't give up on me, even when I'm ready to give up. He's right there, always encouraging, guiding, forgiving and loving. To experience His love fully, however, I need to recognize my powerlessness....