A Lesson from my Hydrangea

This is a picture of my hydrangea.  It is just to the right of our front porch, greeting me every time I come in and out of the house.  Don’t feel bad if you aren’t impressed – I don’t expect you to be because, honestly, I’m not either. Every time I go past this bush,...

Celebrating Freedom

In 1988, I spent the 4th of July in an unusual place – The People’s Republic of China.  In the country that invented fireworks and that seemed to have watermelon everywhere, our American group celebrated our country’s birth by inviting our Chinese friends to a day of...

You are . . . A Sweet Aroma

But thanks be to God, who always leads us in His triumph in Christ,  and manifests through us the sweet aroma of the knowledge of Him in every place.”     2 Corinthians 2:14 It was the day after my birthday, and I was getting my “gift” from my...

You are . . . A Sent One

Several years ago, the ministry I worked with sent us a test version of a Bible study to do with college students.  It opened my eyes to something I had never seen before in the book of John. In this gospel, John the Baptist describes Jesus in John 3:34 as “He whom...

Being a Worker in the Harvest

“Then He said to His disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few.  Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest.”  Matthew 9:37-38 I have a confession to make – one that’s a little embarrassing.  Whenever I read...