Do you know the #1 cause of people making bad decisions? FEAR! My survey statistics are not scientific but then anyone who has ever taken a statistics class will affirm that a statistic can be made to support most anything you want it to support. My statistic is based on everyday conversations with a cross-section…
From 1967 to 1978, The Carol Burnett Show came into my home with music and comedy that even my parents thought were appropriate for their 13-year-old daughter. And their daughter, me, thought the show was GREAT! While others in my peer group were watching that groovy show, Laugh-in on NBC, I was glued to the…
This week my book, Grief: Finding the Candle of Light, is on sale! Retail priced at $8.99, this week it is on sale for $5.00! If you have a friend or family member – or you yourself, have experienced a loss, this book may be of help. This book is written for individual or small…
I am going ‘way out on a limb and say what usually makes me roll my eyes and cynically say, “Sure. How can he/she say that?”. “If you read only one book this year, read this one!” I ‘found’ this book in one of those book club catalogs that I get trying to lure me…
Most of us know Corrie ten Boom. Child of God, survivor of a Nazi concentration camp, and a witness to the power of God’s healing to forgive. I have read The Hiding Place and watched the movie. If you haven’t read or seen that great story – put it on the top of your list….
Jody’s Rating: 4 out of 5 stars The Apothecary’s Daughter by Julie Klassen (ISBN#0764204807) was a surprise to me. I belong to Crossings Book Club and saw this novel in the monthly catalog. I found it available through my local library and decided to give it a look. I love to read a fictional novel…
I am a fan of the Olympics. Winter or Summer, Special or Para, for me the Olympics are a snapshot for the best in humankind. It is a time of coming together participating in a sport that is a passion in the individual’s life. He/She has committed themselves to excellence and worked very hard for…
Abortion is a terrible thing. I know. I have been through it. It was over 30 years ago and yet I still remember the day vividly. God has forgiven me. I have forgiven myself. It took a very long time for that to happen. Despite my personal knowledge of the long-term effects of going through…
Today I am pleased to announce the first edition of the webzine, Bible Study Paths. The purpose of the Bible Study Paths webzine is to promote enthusiastic Bible study in the individual, small groups, and the Church at large. There will be articles written by evangelicals, charismatics, pentecostals, liberals, conservatives, and those who cannot (and…
My husband and I were out and about today doing some errands. When we stopped for gas we noticed that our local Teen Challenge was at the adjoining parking lot having a car wash. Our car was really dirty and God had blessed us today with some unexpected income so – we accepted their enthusiastic…