What I Take for Granted
I was one of some 245,000 people without power in Metro Detroit after last Friday’s storm came through the Midwest. The power outage reminded me of what I take for granted. Electricity is such a natural part of our lives now. It’s become easy not to give it a second...
Launch Day!
Today, my first book, Paul’s Letters to the Early Church, launches. This projected started 7 years ago when I was asked to write notes to accompany my church’s read-through-the-Bible-in-a-year program. I didn’t quite realize at the time that I was committing myself to...
Shining in the Light
When my grandmother died, she left me her diamond ring. I had never had a diamond ring before and enjoyed watching the diamonds glimmer. I’ve noticed, as I watched the colors sparkle, that one type of light makes the diamonds come alive with color. Another light...
Story Makes All The Difference
I listened to what seemed like a 30 minute tirade from my neighbor. Complaints included my uncut lawn, house that badly needed painting and other ordinance violations. My neighbor said there had been talk about filing a complaint with the city. Apparently the...
I Am Unique
I stood looking at the well-worn 1910 Ford Model T Racer. Henry Ford used it many decades ago to push the limits of the invention that was quickly changing the face of society - the automobile. As I stood looking at the well-worn leather seats, shiny silver body with...
I Would Never Leave You
Teary eyes looked up at me from the crowd. In the process of rounding up his three older brothers, my then 4 year old nephew thought I’d left the crowded museum without him. As I knelt down and held him close, I reminded him that I would never leave him. I put a lot...
Sowing Seeds of Faith
I love seeing the colors of the plants and flowers that stud my neighborhood this time of year. I’ve marveled at the variety of plants that grow. There are seemingly endless flowers in so many shapes, sizes, and colors, and the fruit and vegetables that mature during...
Finding Value in Difficult People
Difficult people can be so ... difficult! I was looking through an old journal recently anI found an entry I had forgotten. For about two years, my husband and I took a woman named Camille who lived nearby to church each Sunday. I struggled in my relationship with...
Labor Intense Move Shows Why History Matters
One day last month was moving day for a farmhouse built in the 1850s. Neighboring houses have been torn down to make way for new construction, but this house, this one house was worth saving. It is one of the oldest houses in the community and perhaps the last of a...
The Hope Found When Light Overcomes Darkness
God is fighting for us, Pushing back the darkness Lighting up the Kingdom That cannot be shaken In the Name of Jesus, Enemy's defeated And we will shout it out, Shout it out These lyrics from Darlene Zschech’s In Jesus’ Name again reminded me of the relationship...