• Christmas - Faith - Family

    Why Were the Shepherds First?

    Recently I attended a concert that my granddaughter sang in. As I listened to the choir sing Angels from the Realms of Glory, my thoughts lingered on the second verse.  Shepherds, in the field abiding,Watching o’er your flocks by night,God with man is now residing;Yonder shines the infant light Why…

  • Faith

    A Good Day?

    Today is called Good Friday, but it was also day of incredible suffering. Jesus, who was without sin, was crucified for our sake. At church this evening, our Pastor read from the 23rd chapter of Luke. This chapter records eye witness accounts of the crucifixion. And when they came to the…

  • Faith

    Luke’s Orderly Account

    Next week our women’s Bible study will begin a study of the gospel of Luke (meeting in my backyard). So I am reading and meditating on the first chapter as Luke relates the unfolding of God’s plan to send Jesus. The angel Gabriel visits Zechariah to announce that God has…

  • Childbirth - Faith

    Reading, Waiting and Listening

    Take time. Give God time to reveal Himself to you. Give yourself time to be silent and quiet before Him, waiting to receive through the Spirit the assurance of His presence with you, His power working in you. Take time to read His Word as in His presence; that from…