One of the unexpected developments of my life was marrying a pastor. I have many friends who are pastors, but I didn’t anticipate that my life’s journey would join with a gospel minister. One of the things I feared before Mo and I got married was the label “pastor’s wife.” […]
Much to my mother’s chagrin, I often view some of the holidays on our calendar not as legit, but as Hallmark Holidays, ones that different businesses hype up to guilt consumers into buying things they otherwise might not. This year, though, it’s hard to look at Father’s Day that way. […]
Timothy Weiner, Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA, New York: Doubleday, 2007. Stefan Rudniki, narrator, Blackstone Audio, Inc. There’s something about becoming a member of your local library that makes one feel like they have finally settled in a community. Two weeks ago, with an itch to have […]
My first forays into blogging started eleven years ago on the old blogging platform Xanga. Setting my site up just five months before I joined Facebook, it was the place where friends shared thoughts, updates photos, and news. It was our primitive form of the News Feed. The community of […]
At a luncheon for the pastor’s wives this afternoon, the speaker made a fascinating point. Being hospitable–opening your home in a gracious way to guests–is something we are to focus on in the last days. But the end of all things is at hand; therefore be serious and watchful in […]
Michigan Camp Meeting is here once again. And for the I-don’t-remember-how-many-th-time I had the privilege of participating the Sabbath School panel in the main auditorium. Being a part of the panel is always a tremendous blessing, and this year was no exception. We studied ideas coming out of this week’s […]
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