Anyone who knows me knows that I am not a fan of the long, hot, hot, hot days of summer in SE Florida. Did I mention I don’t like the heat? When I graduated from Seminary in 2008, as a single woman with no ties to a specific place, I literally could have gone anywhere… Read More »
Luke 12:13-21
Luke 12:13-21 13: Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the family inheritance with me.” 14: But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a judge or arbitrator over you?” 15; And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of… Read More »
Colossians 3:1-11
Colossians 3:1-11 1: So if you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2: Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth, 3; for you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ… Read More »
Psalm 49:1-12
Psalm 49:1-12 1: Hear this, all you peoples; give ear, all inhabitants of the world, 2: both low and high, rich and poor together. 3; My mouth shall speak wisdom; the meditation of my heart shall be understanding. 4; I will incline my ear to a proverb; I will solve my riddle to the music… Read More »
Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23
Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23 2: Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. 12: I, the Teacher, when king over Israel in Jerusalem, 13: applied my mind to seek and to search out by wisdom all that is done under heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has given to… Read More »
Psalm 107:1-9, 43
Psalm 107:1-9, 43 1: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. 2: Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, those he redeemed from trouble 3: and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.… Read More »
Hosea 11:1-11
Hosea 11:1-11 1: When Israel was a child, I loved him, and out of Egypt I called my son. 2: The more I called them, the more they went from me; they kept sacrificing to the Baals, and offering incense to idols. 3; Yet it was I who taught Ephraim to walk, I took them… Read More »
Where Does Hope Come From ?
Louis Armstrong received criticism for singing “What A Wonderful World” when there was war and hunger and pollution. People said, ‘what’s so wonderful about all of that?’ Armstrong’s response was that it wasn’t the world that was so bad but what we were doing to it and to each other. All we have to do… Read More »
Will Going Faster Get You There Sooner?
This month I will turn 59. When I was 29 that sounded old to me. Now it sounds neither young nor old – just 59. A number. It’s amazing how much emphasis society puts on age. How we automatically assume certain things about a person depending on their age. How youth is good for some… Read More »
Parables and Cartoons?
Some of you may remember an animated film, “An American Tail,” about a family of mice moving from Russia to America after their home has been destroyed by cats. During the sea voyage, the young boy falls overboard and is separated from his family and the movie centers around the adventure of the family eventually… Read More »
