Much has been written about friendship; every word of it applies to God: *A friend is someone you can count on to keep a promise. The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises and faithful in all he does. Psalm 145:13b NIV *Friends affirm life.[Jesus says], “I came so they can have real and eternal life,…
Author: Pam R
Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th is considered an unlucky day in Western superstition. It happens at least once every year but can occur up to three times in the same year. A Friday the 13th occurs during any month that begins on a Sunday. The superstition surrounding this day may have arisen in the Middle Ages, originating…
Friendship
Friendship with God is reserved for those who reverence him. With them alone he shares the secrets of his promises. Psalm 25:14 TLB You are my friends when you do the things I command you. I’m no longer calling you servants because servants don’t understand what their master is thinking and planning. No, I’ve named…
Patriot Day
September 11 has become a day of remembrance for me, our nation’s day of affliction. Yet I worry that as time passes our nation has forgotten the horror, the sorrow of that day, and completely lost the incredible unity we felt as those events unfolded. We who were alive that day clearly remember where we…
Getting to Know You…
We were enchanted with our new family members, memorized every cute thing that they did. It surprised us to find that, from the beginning, the two cats were very different. Missy began to explore her new surroundings immediately and vigorously; Archie was hesitant. He preferred under and behind. Missy had to be on top. Archie…
Monday September 9, 2019
In the Islamic calendar, sundown marks Ashura, the day that Sunni Muslims believe Moses was saved from Pharaoh’s tyranny when God created a path in the Sea. It is a minor Muslim holiday, but recalls an amazing event in Israel’s history. As Pharaoh approached, the people of Israel looked up and panicked when they saw…
Yogi Berra-isms
Lawrence Peter “Yogi” Berra (May 12, 1925 – September 22, 2015) was an American professional baseball catcher, manager and coach. He was known for his malapropisms as well as pithy and paradoxical statements, such as “It ain’t over ’til it’s over” (Said in July 1973, when Berra’s Mets trailed the Chicago Cubs by 9½ games in…
Read a Book Day
A READING ADVENTURE If all yesterday’s good reasons for picking up a book weren’t enough, I am learning (again!) that God speaks to me through everything I read, not just through the Bible. The day the Internet went down (August 28), I picked up a book to read, partly because I’d been meaning to, partly…
Tomorrow is . . .
NATIONAL READ A BOOK DAY (Some of the following was gleaned from the web) Scientists have discovered how to maintain clarity of mind throughout life: you need to constantly develop your brain. One of the best ways to do this is to read regularly and thoughtfully. Reading improves memory and concentration as well as reduces…
Just Think…
The sun, with all those planets revolving around it and dependent on it, can still ripen a bunch of grapes as if it had nothing else in the universe to do. – – Galileo Galilei Galileo Galilei (15 February 1564 – 8 January 1642), though famous for his scientific achievements in astronomy, mathematics, and physics, and…