"Your word, YHVH, is eternal; it stands firm in the heavens. Your faithfulness continues through all generations; you established the earth, and it endures. Your laws endure to this day, for all things serve you" (Psalm 119:89-91). At the breakfast table, my husband has been reading one ... Read More about In a Season of Change
When You Feel Like the Only One Doing Right
For our morning Bible reading, my husband has been reading one section each day from Psalm 119. The Psalmist declares his great love of YHWH's commands, but he sounds a little lonely to me. "I am a stranger on earth; do not hide your commands from me. My soul is consumed with longing for your laws ... Read More about When You Feel Like the Only One Doing Right
Thoughts on the Resurrection
With Passover this week and the celebration of my Savior's resurrection in a few days, I've been pondering just what His resurrection means to me. I thought you might appreciate reading what I wrote awhile back in my book, Too Tired). Once there was a chronic-fatigue patient who was a Mennonite ... Read More about Thoughts on the Resurrection
Spring Cleaning My Father’s House
The quotations in today's post are from Psalm 26, God's Word Translation. Judge me favorably, O YHVH, because I have walked with integrity and I have trusted you without wavering. It's the day before Passover. The children run through the house, pleased that the days of cleaning are over. ... Read More about Spring Cleaning My Father’s House
My Anxious Thoughts
This week, a friend of mine reminded me of a verse describing the woman of valor in Proverbs 31: "Strength and honor are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come" (Proverbs 31:25, KJV). I've been thinking about this verse ever since. When life is uncertain, when I don't know what the ... Read More about My Anxious Thoughts
What’s So Bad about Bacon?
A friend recently asked, "Is it a sin to eat bacon?" A debate raged in my mind. She knew that our family didn't eat pork, and I knew she didn't agree, but neither was she trying to be rude. She was asking what I honestly thought. On the other hand, her relatives worked for a major pork ... Read More about What’s So Bad about Bacon?
When God Moves
Last November, my husband resigned his position as pastor of a small Baptist church in southern Minnesota. In the next few weeks, we'll be moving our family to a suburb of St. Paul, Minnesota, to start a new life. Our move has brought about a lot of questions, so I thought I'd write a post about ... Read More about When God Moves
How to Benefit Others
As I continue to study Titus 2:3-5, I see that young women need to be trained how to be kind: "Likewise, teach the older women to be reverent in the way they live, not to be slanderers or addicted to much wine, but to teach what is good. Then they can train the younger women to love their husbands ... Read More about How to Benefit Others
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