Reading: Romans 8:18-27 Reflective Thoughts Speechless The diagnosis came; it’s cancer. Unemployment Adds Nine Million Uninsured in U.S. The kids were sick again when we woke up; I’m so tired and frustrated. Over 12000 Missing or Dead in Japan Quake. … Read More
Reading: Romans 8:13-17 Reflective Thoughts Adopted We have become sons and daughters of the King. Those for whom the joy of adoption has burst through the agony of infertility know the depth of this statement. Those for whom a family … Read More
Reading: Romans 8:5-12 Reflective Thoughts Control When I was young, my spiritual teachers were Saturday morning Looney Toons. Whether, Bugs Bunny, Sylvester the Cat, or Daffy Duck, someone would need to make a decision between the advice of an … Read More
Reading: Romans 8:1-4 Reflective Thoughts Dancing to the end zone I’m not a sports fan. In fact I can be snarky about my husband’s love for the Eagles. But in the fourth quarter of that December 19 game, even my … Read More
Reading: Romans 7:21-25 Reflective Thoughts Clean Slate Have you ever wanted to start over with a clean slate? Begin that conversation with a different tone? Choose not to click “send” for that email? Begin the day over again? In the … Read More
Reading: Romans 7:7 -13 Reflective Thoughts Wrong Turn When Tom and I lived in East Africa, we occasionally travelled across country to the city of Mwanza in western Tanzania. During the rainy season, the main roads became impassable, so we … Read More
Reading: Romans 7:5 -6 Reflective Thoughts The First Car Do you remember your first car? Mine was a white 1978 Mustang Cobra with mag wheels, a dual overhead cam, louvers and light blue fuzzy carpet on the dash board. … Read More
Reading: Romans 7:1-4 Reflective Thoughts The Anniversary It seemed like I was forgetting something. I had no idea what. I carried on as if it were any other day of the week: laundry, housework, story time with the girls, naptime, … Read More
Reading: Romans 6: 19-23 Reflective Thoughts The wages of cupcakes Summer is a couple of months away. Commercials from national fitness chains will soon be buzzing our ears with mantras of guilt. But years of experience has taught me that … Read More
Reading: Romans 6: 15-18 Reflective Thoughts Pierced ears Slavery in Israel was different from what we know of it in our history. Men who fell on hard times could actually sell themselves into slavery in order to pay off debts. … Read More