Good morning... Christmas Eve offers magical moments. When and where might you worship? I invite you to join us at Northside Church, with FIVE worship opportunities on Christmas Eve. The Nativity Animals will join us outside from 9:30AM to 4:30PM. Wednesday, December 24 10:00AM | Family Service in the Sanctuary* 12:00PM | Family Service in the Sanctuary 2:00PM [...]
Good morning... This week we received handwritten envelops, one for Steve and me as well as one addressed personally to each of our four kids and our daughter-in-law. At ages 88 and 87, my parents are still sending out Christmas cards. Pretty amazing, right? I took this photo as I visited with them in Ohio earlier this month. [...]
Good morning... On Sunday afternoon, I picked up our new golden retriever puppy, and brought her home to meet our family. My husband Steve is walking the Camino in Spain, (and the Camino was the first trip we shared as a couple as he started his new job leading adult trips), so we have decided to name our [...]
Good morning... I was touched by a reading of this moving poem. ******* THIS BITTER EARTH by Clyde Otis This bitter earth Well, what a fruit it bears What good is love Mmm, that no one shares And if my life is like the dust Ooh, that hides the glow of a rose But what good am I [...]
Good morning... Yesterday, a longtime friend texted in the morning. "This is such a God-wink," she wrote. "Henri Nouwen's devotional appeared, back to back, with your message for today, Peace From Beyond." Our blog post ended with this blessing: May peace fill our lungs and release our tense shoulders, as we return, again and again, to a state [...]
Good morning... Yesterday, my neighbor sent me a devotional link entitled "Peace When You Don't Have Control." What an gracious gift to receive on the second anniversary of the October 7th Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, a day when so many innocent people lost any semblance of control. Now, up in the middle of this moonlit night, I [...]
Good morning... Yesterday after blogging about Our New Selves matching the metamorphosis of a butterfly, I received a text from a loyal reader from South Carolina, a faithful woman I have never met. "Good morning, Sue," she wrote. "I'm sending you part of the Glorify devotional from today, as the Holy Spirit is using the butterfly transformation to [...]
Good morning... Yesterday began with this prayer, a prayer sent by a friend. "It was the best to see you at church and to share a hug," she wrote. "God has surrounded me since with overwhelming trust. I hope you are feeling it too this week. XO" "Overwhelming trust," I replied. "What a beautiful gift from God. Overwhelming [...]
Good morning... "I grew up with a mom who often overreacted," said my friend, as we talked to and from the horse farm. "She would blow up over the littlest thing." Now my friend finds herself wrestling with the same impulsive tendency. "I'm trying to learn to PAUSE more," she explained, "like the Bible verse about being quick [...]
Good morning... Amid the chaos of this world, we are invited to experience the calm of God. Those who know Love will rejoice as the nations learn to cooperate, as the peoples of the earth recover their true heritage. The people say, "The time has come to dwell in peace and [...]
