Podcast Episodes

Share and Taste

As the women left my home, each expressed thanks for a refreshing and hope-filled time. While I loaded the dishwasher, my friend Alicia removed tabl…

2 weeks, 6 days ago

Quotes From My Neighbor

Quotes my neighbor has said to me:

 “Every time I am at the hospital undergoing another test or treatment, I think of our Tuesday morning Bible class…

3 weeks ago

Healing the Brokenhearted

Sometimes, at the loss of a loved one, it feels as though the heart breaks into so many pieces that there could never be enough cardiac glue to put …

3 weeks, 1 day ago

An Encouraging Community

I was devastated when my son died. I was angry with God. I wondered why my son was taken when he was doing so much for the Lord. The days following …

3 weeks, 2 days ago

Unity in Christ

Soulard is an old neighborhood in south St. Louis city. Trinity Lutheran Church, the oldest Missouri Synod church west of the Mississippi and the “m…

3 weeks, 3 days ago

Time in God's Word

Over the years I’ve been blessed with friends who have helped me with various issues and undertakings, and I am grateful for their love. Yet, as I’v…

3 weeks, 4 days ago

Don't Go It Alone

It is striking how many of Martin Luther’s personal letters to various individuals deal with the subject of melancholy — that complex mix of emotion…

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Remembered

It is so nice to be remembered, to know someone is thinking of me. Getting a card in the mail, an email, or a text from someone lifts my spirits bec…

3 weeks, 6 days ago

Titus 2 Opportunities

I glanced around the room and observed Titus 2 in action. Women in a multigenerational group were building relationships as they chatted around the …

4 weeks ago

Cul-de-sac Encounter

One morning, in a rush to an appointment, I forgot my phone. Turning back, I noticed an ambulance at a neighbor’s house. Bob and Bea lived there wit…

4 weeks, 1 day ago