Upon her graduation with honors, a father said to his daughter, “Here is a car I acquired many years ago, and it is my gift to you. Please take it to the used car lot downtown, tell them I want to sell it, and see how much they offer you.” The daughter went to the…
Wrestling With God
This past Sunday, our Pastor taught on the story in Genesis 32 where Jacob wrestles with God all night. It was an excellent sermon, and very thought provoking. For the first time, I wondered what God intended to do with or for Jacob that evening. He showed up with a plan. A good plan. A…
A Surreal Experience
Greetings, About 10 years ago, I felt a pull to write a book. I had never written a book. I had never had ANY desire to write a book. Nonetheless, I felt the tug at my heart to do so. I wrote ‘Jericho: A Historical Novel’ in my “spare” time. I was a single homeschool…
I Am Grieved to My Very Core
Greetings, I spent about 17 hours sitting at my desk yesterday working on a spreadsheet for a client. During that time, I read a couple of articles about something new and ‘trendy’. It grieved me to my very core. I had to push it to the back of my mind all day so I could…
Gethsemane
Did you know that the Hebrew word ‘Gethsemane’ means an olive press? (Gat Shmanim) Olive presses were generally in caves. They had to be in a controlled environment. The olives didn’t respond well with too much or too little heat. There was a huge stone with a trough hewn into it, and another large and…