I have noticed as I have aged that I have done more of what I said I wouldn’t do if I aged. I promised myself and a few others I would try not and get to set in my ways. I would opt for flexibility and embrace change more agreeably. I would try and stayContinue reading “This is a Good Place, Lord.”
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It’s Time to Wake Up
As I move toward what I refer to as the Lean into Lent, I am trying to meditate on the Passion of Christ. I am reflecting on the many ways the Passion was expressed in His last days on earth. In my last post, I examined that passion and gratitude that Mary of Bethany hadContinue reading “It’s Time to Wake Up”
Aromatherapy
Last year the perfume industry achieved over 31 billion dollars in sales and is expected by the year 2025 to hit over 50. Market analysts surmise that it is because of the global focus on personal grooming initiated by a slew of factors but listed at the top is the demand for private luxury. DownContinue reading “Aromatherapy”
The Pursuit of Passion
Growing up Protestant, I didn’t have personal experience regarding the celebration of lent. My limited exposure to the honoring of this season was as a child wondering why a few of my school friends had ashes on their foreheads and trying to solve the mystery behind not eating meat on Fridays. Though it was explainedContinue reading “The Pursuit of Passion”
The Chosen Life…. Another Choice
After adopting Daryl, my folks had quite a busy year. They were busy with Daryl’s eye surgeries, work, and ministry. Dad was pastoring a mission on the lower east side of Detroit that met in a storefront. Edison and Beulah remained unsettled about their family but trusted God would add if He saw fit. ThoughContinue reading “The Chosen Life…. Another Choice”
The Chosen Life: A New Name
Our God is wonderful and mysterious in so many ways but one of the facets of His character that blesses me is that He is a name changer. All through the scriptures you will read accounts of God;s deliberate act of giving names. From Adam and Eve, Abraham, Jacob to all the places God namedContinue reading “The Chosen Life: A New Name”
The Chosen Life The Plan Begins
When I first started to blog, I had already written these accounts with devotions, But as God would direct, He led me in a very different direction. I can see now with the pandemic and where I was in my own personal faith walk, the time just wasn’t right for me to share the excerptsContinue reading “The Chosen Life The Plan Begins”
The Invitation for Peace
Amman shivered as he pulled his cloak up around his neck to guard him against the night air. He appreciated the provisional benefit of the soft woolen fleece the flock had rendered. Despite the fatigue from a day of herding, it was here among the sheep and the other shepherds’ silent contented company that heContinue reading “The Invitation for Peace”
The Invitation: Joy
During the holiday season, one of the most rewarding experiences we participate is in giving gifts. Often when we are trying to make our selection. We picture who the gift is for and try to picture in our mind how the gift might be used. After we had made our selections, many of us inContinue reading “The Invitation: Joy”
The Invitation: Faith
The sun was beginning to set as the evening breeze whispered through the olive grove. Mary sat against the trunk of a small tree and smiled as she looked down at the name she had written in the sandy dirt: J-O-S-E-P-H. Mary quickly added her name under it and stared off into the glow ofContinue reading “The Invitation: Faith”
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