Did you ever play with a sparkler when you were little? They are fabulous for about 15 seconds and then…poof…they fizzle out. In the last part of Hebrews 10, the writer is encouraging the Hebrews to stay in it for the long haul. There are many mentions of holding fast, endurance, without wavering, and not forsaking in…
What day of the week is it? It could be Monday or it could be Saturday! Who knows? I’ve lost all sense of my schedule during this semi-quarantined time. Weekly schedules, such as going to church on Sunday, are the things that help our brain keep up with what day it is. But right now,…
We are in the midst of it friends. COVID-19 has invaded every part of our lives. This virus has exponentially multiplied and invaded my emails and social media feeds with no signs of slowing down. Because of this virulent strain, we have new words and phrases to add to our vocabulary. The concept of social…
The little boat dropped my husband and me off on a rocky beach in Kachemak Bay State Park, Alaska. We had planned this 5-mile adventure hike out to Grewingk glacier months before, but now that we were here, I was most definitely questioning the wisdom of entering known grizzly bear country. Adding to my anxiety…
Emmanuel in Exodus is the name of our church’s Christmas Program this season. I really hadn’t given the title to our program much thought until Wednesday night when our worship pastor, BJ, drew our attention to it. Jesus’ earth-bound name in Matthew 1:23 is Emmanuel, meaning God with us. Exodus simply means a departure. Emmanuel indeed made…
Ahhh…the question of the ages…Who Am I? Philosophers, poets, great thinkers – and you – have pondered this question for eons. The desire to know who we are and how we fit into the bigger picture is not unusual. I actually think God uses this desire to draw us to Him. God answers this question…