You may have seen this before. I don't know who wrote it, but I love this list of all the names and attributes of the Lord. Enjoy! Jesus in Every Book of the Bible (Author Unknown) • In Genesis, Jesus Christ is the seed of the woman. • In Exodus, He is the...
Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! The crowds cheered. They spread their cloaks on the road. They cut palm branches and placed them in His path as Jesus entered Jerusalem, riding on a donkey. Two thousand years later, many churches celebrate...
Two women. They were born within three years of each other and died within three days of each other. One, a star of stage and screen, and the other, a star of the political stage. Time Magazine described one as an actress, temptress,...
Before I began blogging last year, I spent several months reading a variety of blogs. I subscribed to book review blogs, political blogs, spiritual blogs, and blogs for writers. I read posts written by those who had just entered the blogosphere, and posts written by...
I’ve won my first blog award from Alanna Klapp, of The Chipper Writer! Alanna was instrumental in helping me start my own blog by reconnecting me with Laura Christianson, the Blogging Barista. Here's how it works: 1. Thank and link back to the person who gave you the...
When I was fourteen years old, I won a set of encyclopedias in a contest run by the local newspaper. This was in the ancient days before computers – personal or otherwise. I was so proud of that new set. You would have thought I’d won London’s crown jewels! It...
Ahhh…new year, clean slate, new beginning. Twelve months of potential. But not everyone is optimistic about the future. Some say that if the past is any indication, we’re in for big trouble in 2011. Newspaper headlines from 2010 brimmed with accounts of disasters. We...
When I was in high school, I worked in the toy department of a large department store. Twice a year, we prepared for an outside firm to take inventory. We worked with these teams to count every item on the shelves, and I do mean every item. We even included incomplete...
I admit it...I am color-challenged. As in, every house we’ve lived in for the past 30+ years has had nothing but white walls. And white ceilings. And white wood trim. Oh, except for one house that already had wallpaper in the dining room. We left that up because it...
“We are not trying to please men but God, who tests our hearts” (I Thess. 2:4) Serving the Lord can sometimes be discouraging work. It may become even more discouraging when we’ve poured ourselves into our calling - teaching, writing, or any other calling - and no one...
Do you remember the song, Jesus Loves the Little Children, written by C. Herbert Woolston? Even if you don’t know all...
Talking about beginnings seems especially appropriate during the month of January. A new month. A new year. And in...
Do you make new year’s resolutions? I used to, but they never lasted more than a few months at the most. A few years...