by Linda | Nov 19, 2023 | Sowing Seeds Of Faith
Fear can often prevent us from using our talents well. Some, we cannot even recognize them. Sabbath Reflection Talents in today’s Gospel reading refer to money, but a ‘talent’ also denotes a particular gift or ability which is given to each of us when we...
by Linda | Nov 10, 2023 | Front Porch Friday
Here I sit staring through the darkness at the tiny little frame of my granddaughter, who is sick……….again. Nothing comforts her but the warmth and safety of my arms. The neat and orderly plans I have for the day are disrupted. I was working on...
by Linda | Oct 20, 2023 | Front Porch Friday
Do you ever feel that you are unimportant? That no one ever really knows or notices you? Do you wonder if your simple offerings of faith and devotion, your heartfelt expressions of love for God really matter? I do. Often. A couple of days ago, I was really bothered by...
by Linda | Oct 3, 2023 | Sowing Seeds Of Faith
It dawned on me, as I sat at our long, empty table, that tender silence and small talk were the new feathers that were filling my nest….and it was good. The things that once demanded my attention, seemed to end abruptly. The gentle hum of noise and laughter was...
by Linda | Sep 29, 2023 | Front Porch Friday
“Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert.” Isaiah 43:18-19 As the mornings began to cool off, producing...
by Linda | Aug 18, 2023 | Front Porch Friday
Do you hear Jesus calling you? If you are feeling a nudge from Christ, are you ignoring it, responding to it, or pondering it? In the Synoptic Gospels of Matthew (4:18-22), Mark (1:16-30), and Luke (5:2-11), Jesus calls His disciples to become fishers of men by...
