May, 2018

• 7 May

  Sin’s Amputation

  

  Giving up something that threatens our health, whether physically or spiritually, can feel like giving up a limb. We can become that attached even to the unhealthy.  But giving up those things that affect our spiritual health can be the difference between life and death. In the late 1700’s and ...

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April, 2018

• 30 April

  No Greater Commandment

  

  Neighborliness seems a lost art in our busy American society. Gone are the days when neighborhood mothers kept an eye on every child on their block, and stood ready with correction,  or a bandage, a cool lemonade, or shelter from a sudden storm. But there was a time when this ...

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• 29 April

  Don’t Break the Connection

  

  We all spend so much time trying to keep in touch. We use social media to keep connected, but what would you do if that connection was broken?  As Christians we are connected to Jesus. When you plant something there are always vines that help keep that plant growing.  In ...

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• 28 April

  “I Can Only Imagine”- A Culturally Relevant Movie

  

  If you have not yet seen the movie “I Can Only Imagine” you need to see it. It has important messages for the time in which we live. Evidently, a lot of people feel the same way. Though it cost only 7 million dollars to make it has already grossed over 65 ...

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• 16 April

  When to Remember, and Forget

  

  Take a walk with me through one of my childhood homes, purchased from the elderly lady for whom it was built in 1929, when she was a young bride. The living room carpets, thinned by decades of shoe activity, still held their pink floral pattern. They made a perfect maze ...

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• 10 April

  Knowing a person starts from listening to his/her story

  

  I was touched by many true stories shared by people through StoryCorps, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect all people through sharing their stories. During research and writing the news about the recent Live event of StoryCorps in St. Paul, I came across a story that a 10-year-old ...

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• 9 April

  Peonies and Potential

  

  Well over 100 years since they made their debut in America, Peonies bloom in gardens every springtime, in every color save blue. They are known to live for up to a century when well cared for, and they make beautiful bouquets. This antiquated flower is the state flower of Indiana ...

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• 3 April

  Is Jesus Really God in Human Flesh?

  

  The disciples, Peter, James, and John, were on a high mountain with Jesus.  Suddenly the face of Jesus “shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light” (Matthew 17:2). This account is also recorded in the Gospels of Mark and Luke. It is commonly known as the transfiguration. ...

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• 2 April

  It Started with Cornflakes

  

  God is looking for those who would be faithful in the little things, for it shows Him that He can trust us with much. The story of one man’s small beginnings started with the creation of a cereal flake made of boiled corn, salt, and sugar. His success over several ...

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March, 2018

• 27 March

  You are a Shining Star

  

  In order for us to be unified as children of God, the Apostle Paul urges us in Philippians 2:2: “Fulfill my joy that ye be like minded, having the same love, being of one accord,of one mind.”  Have you ever noticed that stars work together and no star is more ...

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