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Our, Us, We!
When Jesus taught the crowd to pray the Lord’s Prayer, He used plural pronouns: our, us, and we. Why didn’t He teach, “My Father, who art in heaven,…
1 week, 3 days ago
Hymn Singing Connects Us
The word “hymn” derives from the Greek word, hymnos, which means a song of praise. The act of singing is a complex physiological and emotional exper…
1 week, 4 days ago
Connected
I am often connected to my phone. Through it, I hear from coworkers, family, and friends. Pictures, videos, and texts might come my way, or I can se…
1 week, 5 days ago
Dysfunctional
The women picked up their books and prepared to leave Bible study. “These Bible stories are not the same as the ones we learned in Sunday school,” o…
1 week, 6 days ago
Safe at Home!
During the summer I enjoy watching baseball. I especially like to see the play when a man is on third base, and the batter makes a sacrifice bunt so…
2 weeks ago
We Are Family
Imagine you’re at a wedding reception, and you hear the song, “We Are Family” by Sister Sledge. You flock to the dance floor with everyone else and …
2 weeks, 1 day ago
Watchers Debrief
The weekly foursome sits around the dining table, settling in for another Bible session. Four years and it still starts, “God-sightings, ladies?” On…
2 weeks, 2 days ago
Joy, Joy, Joy
Recently, my grandchildren came into my house singing, “I’ve got the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart …” It is an old song. They learned it that …
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Hold My Hand
We chose the hymn, “Precious Lord, Take My Hand” (LSB #739) for my daughter’s memorial service. “Precious Lord, take my hand, Lead me on, let me sta…
2 weeks, 4 days ago
Dropped in Place
Dotty was training to be a nurse; she married a newspaperman. Soon, she was delivering newspapers on her bicycle and writing a regular column. I ask…
2 weeks, 5 days ago