Ordained a Deacon

Now on to my ordination. You can see pictures here. The ordination was very moving and while I was prostrate, face down and listening to the singing of the Litany of the Saints, I had the strong sense that my husband was there with me.

Friend Connect, and other Things

To the left side of this blog you will see this “Friend Connect” thingy. …On another note, I am happy that two groups are reading my book “All Creation Waits” and discussing it, and grateful that they have let me know.

You’ll Know Them by Their Love

First a little update on my husband’s situation with cancer. … As the debate rages on about health care, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be a Christian.

Choose Life

Throughout our written texts, both Hebrew and Christian, we find a God who tells us to “choose life.” … Sadly we don’t always recognize which way to go.

Reflections on the Eve of Easter

Tonight in many churches around the earth Christians will reflect on the story of our relationship with God from the moment of Creation, to the moment we find ourselves in today.

Surprise on “House”

There are a few programs that I enjoy on TV, and one of them is House. Last night I was very surprised by the storyline.

Health Care: The Christian Response

Jesus told a story about a Samaritan in order to reveal the nature of true holiness. …I was thinking about the Health Care issue we have in this country, and the story came to mind in a new way.

God’s Revelation is Freely Poured Out

God is eager to share the ways of God with us, and pours revelation out over the whole earth. … The first eleven chapters of the book of Genesis tell us one story after another of the coming of evil into our world, and show how we kept messing things up.

Climate Change

Here in Northwest Washington we usually are finished with winter by the end of February. … Today, it was snowing again! In APRIL!!??? This just isn’t right.

How Easily We Forget

It is my opinion that many Christians are like the people who were led out of Egypt by Moses, and like the people who kept questioning Jesus, and doubting that he was from God. They call themselves Christians, but they have either never known God and the ways of God, or have forgotten God.