Now that classes are over and I await my grade for the semester, I can exhale and write my blog. I will miss creating 10-15 page essays that keep my mind sharp and healthy. But I also have time to participate in activities at our church. I have long advocated for breaking down the walls... Continue Reading →
Break Down the Church Walls and Let Them In: Worth 1000 Words Challenge
I wonder if churches today have become so insular that we have forgotten about the ones on the other side of the door needing and wanting to hear our messages of hope and love. So often, when you preach or teach, it is always the people already saved in attendance, thus the saying, "Preaching to... Continue Reading →
Speaking Truth, as Rivulets of Sweat Ran Down My Back
We sat in on a Bible study on Thursday at the International Evangelical Church here in Quateria, Portugal. I was quite surprised by the combination of a mostly British study group led by two young men with Irish ancestry. Indeed, one of the young men was headed back to Belfast, Ireland in the next week.... Continue Reading →
Loneliness Thwarted!
It is Sunday here in beautiful Portimao, Portugal, and Douglas and I have found a church to attend! It is the International Christian Fellowship Church, and it is about a 4-minute ride by car to services. We arrived and were greeted by some wonderful people, all speaking English, for the most part, British English. As... Continue Reading →
God Does Not Have Grandchildren
If we were having coffee this morning, I would tell you how much I worry that many of my grandchildren do not attend church or seem to have faith in God or even know Him. When I asked my daughter and one of my sons why they did not take their children to church as... Continue Reading →
Don’t Stop Fishing!
I have never understood the fascination of fishing, but my mother would continue to fish all day, even when she did not catch anything. In a rainstorm, she would keep fishing, until her children started screaming that they were afraid of the lightning! Fishing for Mama was a way to relieve stress, and it was... Continue Reading →
Help from Heaven 