I LOVE teaching Confirmation Class! That might be a surprising statement to some. The idea of spending prolonged time with middle school students is not what others might consider their idea of fun. But, when you see an important truth introduced to someone who hasn’t previously considered t…
The Law and love are mistakenly seen as being in conflict with one another. The law is seen as a rigid system of rules to be followed. While love is seen as an expression of grace – …
At the end of each podcast, Babylon Bee leaders ask guests the same 10 questions, including this stumper: “Calvinist or Arminian?”
Raise your hand if, when a year passes, you ponder some? I must admit that each new year, I recall the events of years past. I have memories with no children, newborns, toddlers to t…
How will you face the challenges and troubles of this new year? Think of the troubles the last 2 years brought into our lives. We have been confronted with COVID and all the problems…
Everyone knows the “Golden Rule” — or do they? Jesus states in Matthew 7:12, “So whatever you wish that others would do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets.…
Since the late 19th Century, Catholics have recited the Prayer to St. Michael when facing disease, disaster and despair.
One summer, my husband and I were boating the length of Tustamena Lake. We had been hiking at the far end of the lake and were returning in a Zodiak pontoon boat with a powerful moto…
Perhaps, like many others, you are still recovering from our recent windstorm which even led to a “Declaration of Disaster Emergency” by Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy. Many suffered …
What is your father’s name? For most people, that question is easy to answer. Now, what is your heavenly Father’s name? Most Jews and Christians would find it difficult to answer tha…
For journalists who braved the chaos, the Jan. 6th riot on Capitol Hill offered a buffet of the bizarre – a throng of Proud Boys, QAnon prophets, former U.S. military personnel and r…
A wonderful story is often told about an incident in the life of Poland’s famous concert pianist, Ignace Paderewski. A mother took her small child to a concert by Paderewski to expos…
As the calendar year for 2021 wanes, and the coming year of 2022 approaches, you know people who are making “New Year’s Resolutions.” It is a common practice for people around the wo…
Dear Fellow Children of God,
At one of the places I work, I saw a paperweight with this quote from Mother Theresa, “You are greater than you know.” I have witnessed silent acts of kindness that show how true this is.
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