If I had lived in the first century, I would have bought tickets to the chariot races. I love the football playoffs, basketball games, and, if I could ever learn to follow the puck, I would probably like ice hockey. I enjoy a fast-moving contest. A lot of Christians felt like we had chosen the […]
Note from Janet For those of you who have completed the first half of the Foundations of Faith Bible Study, I hope you will join us for the second half of the study. The first lecture (Abraham & Sarah – Lesson 12) is now available to view on the website. Each lesson will focus on […]
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My favorite Christmas meditation is Emmanuel, God with us. That was God’s pure intention for Christmas. The Creator of all there is wanted to be with us and always has. If, right now, as you are reading these words, you felt him put his arm around you or take your hand, you would experience the […]
It sounds like it will be a while before most of us can line up for a vaccine, but it is definitely coming. I’m happy that those who need it most will have it first. But I am excited to know that I will be in line someday. 2021 is looking up! It’s a cold, […]
Can an R-rated movie teach biblical lessons? Sometimes. Do me a favor and stick with this blog post to the end. Jesus was sharing a final lesson in the upper room when he said, “I am the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, he it is that bears […]
Christmas 2020 will have a uniquely important place in our lives. It’s different, yet the same. It’s not as merry, yet more profound. It’s not what we would have chosen, yet it is what God has chosen to allow. Christmas 2020 should be celebrated. The only thing I really understand about this year is that […]
A note from Janet: Before I blog, a quick suggestion. I wrote this year’s Advent book last spring, not knowing what Christmas 2020 was going to look like; but God did. The first entry begins December 1. If you want a copy of Our Christmas Stories, you can get it here: https://www.denisonforum.org/product/our-christmas-stories/. I think these […]
I am now on Instagram, even though I’m still not quite sure what it is. I’ve always thought it was a place to post pictures of babies, dogs, and prom dates. If you happen to know what it is and are on it, I hope you will follow me here. I waited in my grocery […]
If you haven’t watched the entire Christmas ad from Hobby Lobby for 2020, you should. The ad runs for more than a minute, so they are only running snippets of the ad right now. But the whole ad, seen in its entirety, will move your heart. I thought about saving this blog idea for a […]
