Empty Chair, Broken Heart - Grieving and Getting Through the Holidays *This article was originally published in Reclaim magazine. [Tweet "Is there an empty place at your table this Christmas?"] For…
“Say what?” “Can you hear me now?” These familiar catch-phrases have been used in popular commercials to get our attention. [Tweet "But hearing words are no guarantee that we are…
You know how it goes. Ooops, you forgot to buy a gift someone on your list. What shall I give him? Sometimes it's hard to figure out what people want…
Christmas or Easter? Which One Works for Handel’s Messiah [Tweet "A favorite Christmas memory… the time I sang the Hallelujah Chorus in our church choir on Christmas morning."] Handel’s Messiah is…
The First Noel My Christmas season wouldn't be compete without the singing of "The First Noel."[Tweet "Did you know this is the one Christmas carol that narrates the whole…
Joy to you this Christmas. "But the angel said to them, 'Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ, the Lord.'" Luke 2:10-11
#1 - Joy to the World the Lord is Come - Sheryl got to connect with a powerful prayer partner, Norma.
I couldn’t stop staring. I was captivated by the perfection of my infant daughter’s features and fingers, even her dainty little toes. I lifted my praise to Creator God, “I worship you, God for allowing me to be a mother to this precious life.”
I remember another time I couldn’t stop staring. It happened years before, as a Bible school student. I’d been given an assignment in our theology class to worship God, outdoors, after dark, to contemplate the power of God as it is revealed in the magnitude of the heavens. The professor’s instruction for our stargazing assignment was to lay flat on our backs, look up into the sky and meditate on Psalm 139 while meditating on God’s greatness.
I love this time of year. I live in the drought-ridden, unusually dry central valley of Bakersfield, California, so during the months of February to March, not only is the…
Happy Worship Wednesday! It's Worship Wednesday over on my From Ashes to Beauty blog—you can sign up there to receive my blogs in your email inbox. Each Wednesday I pick…
OK folks, it’s lent, not lint. Most of us have noticed the lent buzz has begun. And lent is not what you clean from your drier vent. Lent is talked…