Martha had company coming. Not just any company, it was Jesus! She had food to prepare, a house to clean, and serving to do. After all, is it not God’s will for women to be hospitable (1 Peter 4:9) and to be “keepers of the home” (Titus 2:5)? Yet, while Jesus visited in her home… Read More My Name is Martha
At the end of every year, we hear news stories of famous people who died during that particular year. Among many others in 2018, we had George & Barbara Bush (US president & first lady), Burt Reynolds (actor), Aretha Franklin (singer), Stan Lee (Marvel comics), Neil Simon (playwright), John McCain (senator), and Charles Krauthammer (journalist).… Read More Are You Worth Bringing Back from the Dead?
Jerry Ellingsen, an 80 year old man with Alzheimer’s disease, was found confused and alone in the Denver airport. When questioned, he was unable to give his name, where he was from, or where he was going. It was discovered that his daughter had put him on the plane in Florida with a one way… Read More Lost and Alone
After sitting behind several cars in the drop off line at the middle school, it was my turn to pull up to the school entrance. As always, I told my youngest daughter that I loved her, I’d see her after school, and to have a great day. But I was also in the habit of… Read More Shine Your Light and Shake Your Salt
Are you amazed at all the changes in technology within your life time? It may sound like the dark ages to a younger generation, but when I was a child, our television had two channels in black & white. Now there are cable packages that give hundreds of channels, not to mention the availability of… Read More No Worthless Thing