Have you ever meditated on the many biblical names God is called? Most Jesus followers have their favorites like “Lord,” “Shepherd,” “The Rock,” “The Great I Am,” “Redeemer,” “Prince of Peace,” etc. It is a worthy exercise to write down as many titles as you can and then keep adding to your list. In my work as…
Category: Spirituality
African Violets, My Christmas Gift
Sparkly Ginnie Gaspar and I were together in a Cincinnati Christian writer’s group for about a decade. She was a generation older, but that didn’t matter. Everyone loved Ginnie. She had a generous nature, and she wasn’t one to waste time; she knitted during writer’s critique, and she gave away hundreds of African Violets. Ginnie…
The Mutt and The Golden Retriever
One Advent I was gloomy, because several people I loved were struggling with sickness and divorce. Their suffering made it too difficult to gear up for frosted sugar cookies and “Ho! Ho! Ho!” Yet, I was mildly interested in the growing Christmas light competition between two neighbors. And then there was the Golden Retriever, newly acquired…