Israel Day #6: Holy

Good morning... We spent our final night on the calming shores of the Sea of Galilee before beginning our journey up to Jerusalem. On the way, we stopped in Nazareth and gathered together on the top of Mt. Precipice, a place we could totally envision Jesus standing himself right above his hometown. We read a moving [...]

By |2022-03-10T13:48:28-05:00March 9th, 2022|Everyday life, God's Plan, Spiritual Growth|

Israel Day #2: Community

Good morning... Yesterday's adventure was meaningful and fun. The twenty-four of us enjoyed the beauty of a Negev Desert hike from the base, past an unexpected waterfall and up to the upper rim of a the stunning canyon. We rode camels (hilarious) and ate an amazing abundant lunch prepared by the kindhearted bedouins (a word which means "desert [...]

By |2022-03-05T23:55:11-05:00March 6th, 2022|Community, Everyday life, Spiritual Growth|

Two Crucial Questions

Good morning... Olga from Ukraine continues to interact with our written word community through our friend Pam. After receiving our blog post Day Of Prayer For Ukraine, Olga sent an immediate response: "People all over the world are united. It's really impressive and supports us!" "I'm overwhelmed to know the Ukrainians are hearing the worldwide message of harmony," [...]

By |2022-02-28T10:55:01-05:00February 28th, 2022|Everyday life, God's Love, Spiritual Growth|

Let’s Walk Grief’s Path Together

Good morning... "Look at the little monument God inspired me to tuck amid the ferns you taught me to grow outside our wooden gate," I texted my friend who will lay to rest her forty-three year old son today. "This little resting angel is a symbol of him living on with God, just beyond the open window of [...]

By |2022-02-17T03:10:52-05:00February 17th, 2022|Grief, Spiritual Growth, Trust God|

Sign Up For Spring Classes 2022

Good morning... Anyone who knows me knows that I love hosting classes in our home, semester by semester. Part of the fun for me is being always on the lookout for the next read God will lead us to explore. Usually a hidden gem, I am drawn like a magnet to the book of God's own choosing. This [...]

By |2022-01-07T00:44:28-05:00January 7th, 2022|Community, God's Word, Spiritual Growth|

One Soft Green Heart

Good morning... Before we gathered to create one hundred Christmas gift bags for the police officers to deliver to the senior citizens in the Grove Park neighborhood of our city, LaTonya Gates, founder and director of PAWkids, said, "Sue, I would love for you to include Bible verses in every bag." So I was gifted with the joy [...]

By |2021-12-10T06:58:22-05:00December 11th, 2021|Community, God's Love, Spiritual Growth|

Adrift Feels Very Lonely

Good morning... Adrift. She shares her truth. In so many important ways, my soul friend feels adrift. She has moved away from what has long been her church home. She has lost trust in a minister with whom she shares a deep, rich history. She feels kicked out of her extended family, a pain intensifying as the holidays [...]

By |2021-11-17T08:52:50-05:00November 17th, 2021|Death And Resurrection, Spiritual Growth, Trust God|

Living The Dream

Good morning... I just woke from a short, silly dream. In my dream, I was driving a familiar road I travel most days. Slowly, meandering, half alert. Then a policeman pulled up behind me and pressed his siren twice, "beeeeep, beeeeep." I pulled over to the side of the road, interestingly at peace. Rolling down my window, I [...]

By |2021-11-03T10:52:40-04:00November 3rd, 2021|Everyday life, God's Timing, Spiritual Growth|

Unpacking My Bag

Good morning... I nestle into my quiet time spot, a mug of coffee beside me, to unpack my bag from last night's "Day of the Dead" party. Annually, a group of about twenty of us gather on November 1st at a mutual friend's home. In her living room we set up small altars with candles, photos, and symbols [...]

By |2021-11-02T07:33:11-04:00November 2nd, 2021|Everyday life, God's Plan, Spiritual Growth|

Our Jumbled Emotions

Good morning... "Good morning Sue," she wrote me from Florida after yesterday's post I Had No Friends. "Our lives share so many parallels. After a year of unexplained numbness and uncharacteristic listlessness, I reluctantly accepted an invitation to join a Bible study. I think back now and realize that was God taking me by the scruff out of [...]

By |2021-10-28T08:21:59-04:00October 28th, 2021|God's Word, Human Nature, Spiritual Growth|
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