Blogging Through the Seasons

“Word” is the word. In college, we had a friend who defiantly stated, “The Bible is NOT the Word of God.” Wait, what? How could she say such a thing? I mean, we state it every week after we read the passage for the week, in community, right? “The Word of God.” “Thanks...

I have to admit that I questioned God while I was reading the Biblical account of King Manasseh, and his litany of sinful choices, the most egregious of which was child sacrifice. Frankly, I would have kicked him to the curb, and washed my hands of the whole affair....

The word “anatomy” was not yet in my vocabulary when I learned and started singing what I now call the “anatomy song.” I’m sure I heard it for the first time in late Cradle Roll and sang it almost every Sabbath through Kindergarten and Primary Sabbath School....

Ten years ago, I underwent a spiritual struggle. The simplicity and beauty of my faith were challenged, leading me to ask deep questions I had never considered before. Although I still remembered all the beautiful experiences I had encountered with Jesus since meeting...

Epiphany. Today, we use the term to generally mean an experience of a sudden and striking realization. In common parlance, the word epiphany is used to describe a scientific breakthrough or a religious or philosophical discovery. Historically, it was not so much an...

Verse six of the 23rd Psalm starts like this, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.” Surely – I am certain, I have not doubts, it will happen; I know this to be true. How did David know with such certainty that goodness and mercy...