Dear Readers, Joanna’s story is a fictionalized account. I was inspired by Luke 8:1-3 and Luke 24:9-10 where she is mentioned along with Mary Magdalene, Susanna, and other women who supported Jesus. Asterisks connect to further information in the end notes. Joanna*, a servant of Jesus Christ, wife of Chuza*, steward of Herod’s household, To Luke, my dear brother in...
March is the month we celebrate St. Patrick’s day. Here’s to shamrocks, leprechauns and everything green! As a Christian, however, I prefer to remember St. Patrick himself, this great man of God known as the Apostle of Ireland. In the 5th century he converted the entire island to Christianity over a forty year period. As I was researching him, I...
Over the past year or so, I’ve been on a journey that has more and more opened my eyes to God’s love for me. This has been such a profound experience, that I’ve started a special journal where I collect anything highlighting the Lord’s love. So, I am on the hunt for quotes, hymns, songs, poems, or short prose. Do...
I admire artists for their observational abilities. They notice things the less visually talented tend to miss. Do you ever wonder what it is that you might not be seeing as you walk through life? Luke 2:25-28 tells about a man with exceptional spiritual vision. The story goes like this: Now there was a man in Jerusalem called Simeon, who...
Listen:I Peter 3:15, NIV: In your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do it with gentleness and respect. Reflect:The other day I attended a Zoom wedding. It was gratifying to see my friend get married again after a...
As is my tradition, the weekend of Thanksgiving I began putting up Christmas decorations. I have some favorite artificial flower arrangements. The red Amaryllis especially. After carefully extracting the arrangement from the plastic bag, I lifted it high to admire. Gasp. What? Who had nibbled the red berries? I checked the plant’s backside. A big gash in the stalk showed...
Are you uneasy about the upcoming election? Me too! Right now we are a nation holding its collective breath. Waiting, apprehensive, on edge. Events that have occurred this year can only be described as unprecedented, and November 3rd could surely follow in kind. When I talk with people I hear concern, regardless which presidential candidate they support. Our trepidation seems...
I stare out my window at the orange-tinted smoke-choked landscape. Ash from the nearby wildfire falls lightly like snow and covers my deck with debris. I check my phone. In one week, Oregon wildfires have already burned one million acres and five towns. The Air Quality Index remains fixed at “hazardous,” rivaling even India’s worst days. Not good. I inhale...
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