Why Visit a Person Who Does Not Respond?
Why continue to visit a person when they do not respond? Elizabeth A. Havey, author of the blog Boomer Highway,...
Why Visit a Person Who Does Not Respond?
Holidays
A Treasured Gift for the Elderly
A Treasured Gift for the Elderly
Do you ever wonder what to talk about when you go to visit an elderly aunt, grandfather or parent? If so, check out...
More Gifts for the Elderly
More Gifts for the Elderly
Do you know an elderly relative or friend and wonder what to give them for Christmas? Here are some ideas. Elderly...
Honoring Jesus
Honoring Jesus
Palm Sunday is the day we remember the "triumphal entry" of Jesus into Jerusalem, exactly one week before His...
Building A New You
Building A New You
The good news of Ash Wednesday and Lent is that we can, with God’s help, rebuild and become more and more the person God wants us to be. We have disappointed and hurt God, other people, God’s natural world and ourselves. However, through the cross, Jesus says to each one of us, “I love you. I forgive you. Now go and be the person I created you to be.”
Lent: Fasting and Feasting
Lent: Fasting and Feasting
How would you explain Ash Wednesday to another person?
The following is my attempt:
On Ash Wednesday, the first day of the season of Lent, the pastor applies ashes in the shape of the cross on the forehead of each participant while speaking the words, “For dust you are and to dust you shall return." Genesis 3:19
The Story of Saint Valentine
The Story of Saint Valentine
The Story of Saint Valentine "The story of Valentine's Day begins in the third century with an oppressive Roman...
The Best Gifts to Give
The Best Gifts to Give
Best Gifts for Christmas (or anytime) The African boy listened carefully as the teacher explained why it is that...
