Origins and the Mind of God
March 17, 2020
First the people,Then the placeFor the people.– Beth Moore, Chasing Vines In Beth Moore’s new book Chasing Vines, she discusses the idea of people first, place second. She references Abraham, and the children of Israel as examples. God chose Abraham, then He chose Canaan; He chose Israel, then He chose the Promised Land. At first […]
I Read a Book About Guns, and It Changed My Mind
January 12, 2020
Does reading an article/book/essay ever change your mind about something? It happens to me, though rarely, I must admit. It helps that I read widely, on all positions. I find that I am often curious about how the other side defends their position. But reading the other side rarely changes my mind. I’ve been negative […]
Witness
January 10, 2017
What I believe: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth…Gen 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God…and the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us…John 1 The Son is the image of the invisible God, firstborn over all creation. For in […]
What is a Sammeltasse?
January 18, 2017
I met my friend Linda when we were both stationed in Germany. (Our husbands were in the Army.) Her grandmother emigrated to the US from Germany in the 1920’s, and Linda has a special affinity for the country. At a social event in her home one evening, she showed me her Sammeltassen, a collection of […]
The Ultimate Witness Tree
December 1, 2018
Witness trees are living organisms whose lives span the present with past (usually tragic) historical events, such as Civil War battles, or terrorist attacks. The National Park Service administers the Witness Tree Protection Program. See this Smithsonian article to learn more about this program and the trees that it protects. I discovered 2 witness trees on […]
Address, Celebration of Life for Darlene June (Williams) Jaycox
May 25, 2019
April 12, 2019 Prayer: Father in heaven, we invite you to dwell in us today as we both grieve and celebrate the ending of mom’s life here on earth, the beginning of her life in heaven. When I was quite small, Mom read fairy tales to me. I would inevitably cry at the pinnacle of […]
Whose Brand Is It Anyhow?
April 20, 2017
I have trouble promoting myself. Which is why I only have 99 friends on Facebook, why I don’t have thousands of followers on Twitter. It’s not that I don’t have something worthwhile to say, it’s that bragging and calling attention to myself on the internets just doesn’t feel comfortable to this extreme introvert. Besides that, […]
What The Holy Spirit Does
October 28, 2018
This morning the daily Scripture reading was Luke 16-17. Verse 9 caught my eye. And I say to you, make friends for yourselves by means of the wealth of unrighteousness, so that when it fails, they will receive you into the eternal dwellings. What? My study Bible cross-referenced Matt 19:21: …sell your possessions and give […]
Beach Glass
April 27, 2017
A couple weekends back, my husband and I biked to The.Lake. While hiking around the Lake Bluff beach, I found my first ever beach glass!! I was thrilled!! If you don’t know what beach glass is, there are several cool websites to help, here and here. Also tons of examples on Pinterest, which I won’t […]
Hear, See, Know
June 1, 2019
One of the more prolific themes in the Bible, in terms of number of instances, is the theme of having ears, but not hearing, having eyes, but not seeing. The first time it appears in the canon is in Deuteronomy 29:4, in Moses’ last address to Israel on the eve of his death and their […]