Pentecost Sunday Blessings
Easter was powerful – our church was packed to the brim. It was resurrection joy, full pews, glorious worship. We celebrated the risen Savior with everything we had… and then? We exhaled. We downshifted. We moved on. But this day (50 days after Easter) is a really big deal! Pentecost Sunday commemorates the day when…
Peace. Be Still.
Troubled in your heart and soul today? Wondering how you can solve this problem or circumstance or make that hard decision? Perhaps, today, it’s time to slow down and let your mind rest and trust in the Peace-Maker! Remember Jesus saying the words “Peace. Be still!” to the winds and the waves? “Then He arose…
The Comfort of Bentley
Recently I blogged “Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder” – unless that one cannot physically see. Case in point. I took care of Bentley for a few days while my children were out of town. Bentley is their 12-year-old Havanese dog who cannot see. Sometimes I feel like he can, because he navigates…
Happy Birthday, Church! It’s Pentecost Sunday
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU! Today is Pentecost Sunday, the birthday of the Church. So, it is YOUR BIRTHDAY, because YOU ARE the Church going and coming. Pentecost Sunday (50 days after Easter) commemorates the day when the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles and those in the Upper Room. Pentecost fulfills Jesus’ promise when He…
I’m Still Here, So I’m Not Done (This is long today — so much to tell you about!)
Our first stop yesterday was the Mount of Olives where our Lord ascended into heaven. Before I left home in Texas, I sensed I needed to get all my documents together and in order should something happen to me while I was in Israel — specifically, if God wanted to ascend me directly to heaven…