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            I came of age during the era of Civil Rights and the Vietnam war. As a young person, I remember the many debates about the justice of the war, the  “rightness” of military service and the appropriateness of using violence to achieve honorable goals.  As a Christian, these debatesContinue reading “Living and Loving With Differing Views”

Since our Presbytery office is closed each year between Christmas and New Year’s, it has become my custom to steal away to the mountains or another quiet place to spend some time in prayer.  I typically do some kind of look back at the year just concluded to see where God was particularly active, andContinue reading “An Examen of the Year”

It’s not so much fun to go to the mailbox these days.  Ads, bills and other nonsense; nothing to nourish the soul or nurture relationships.   Jeremiah 8.11: They have treated the wound of my people carelessly, saying, ‘Peace, peace’, when there is no peace.

    2 Chronicles 9.7: Happy are your people! Happy are these your servants, who continually attend you and hear your wisdom!

I was going to go with the Baby Jesus for this, but today, I’m feeling especially grateful for the gift of my husband, Wayne and for the gift that he was given at his Memory Care Facility this past weekend… they asked him to play Santa, and he had a blast.  He also brought smilesContinue reading “Christmas Photo A Day: Day 17 – Gift”