As I mentioned in our last post, BOW was able to give away not just one, but two $500 seminary scholarships for the fall semester to deserving women students when…
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Sunday we brought home a new puppy who is eight weeks old today. I would’ve loved another rescue dog, but because we had to think of our allergic granddaughter, we…
I’ve been planning an adventure. My husband and I will have a few days in the UK outside of London, and so we needed to devise a plan. We’re decided…
My friend Dr. Jackie Roese describes herself as a lime green woman in a Christian culture that prizes pink women. (See her book Lime Green.) I so identify with her!…
I’ve always loved the 4th of July. Fireworks. Picnics. Patriotic bands. Swimming pools and beaches. Friends and family. For years a parade ran down Independence Street near our home. Many…
I’m looking forward to a short trip next week with some lifelong friends who are very dear to me. I have wonderful memories of our years of friendship at school,…
Facebook and other social media are often battlegrounds for those who like to argue. But they can be forums for discussion to hone our thoughts and ideas beyond our little…
Over the past week or so I’ve had an unusual number of opportunities to spend time with friends. In amazing ways each conversation left me with specific words that lingered…
What is Maundy Thursday anyway? “‘Maundy’ comes, possibly by way of one or more European languages, from the Latin ‘mandatum,’ meaning ‘command.” The reference is John 13:34: ‘A new command…
In my reading this Lenten season, I’ve been reminded of truth that was new to me some years ago: Jesus and the apostles didn’t focus on “going to heaven when…
