Soul-Searching Questions to Define Beauty
Ralph Waldo Emerson said this about beauty: “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.” Recently, I had the opportunity to speak on the topic of beauty, linking it with the biblical perspective that beauty is not what we see on the surface but what comes from within, from our hearts. I spoke to an audience of women from various walks and stages of life: single women, parents and grandparents, as well as widows. Admittedly, I took...
Read MorePrayer…To Do or Not To Do!
Greetings from Muskoka Bible Centre in the Muskokas…or, as some would call it, God’s Country! I’m sure it will come as no surprise, based on previous blogs and Facebook pictures, that we have been spending the summer months at our home-away-from-home at Muskoka Bible Centre just south of Huntsville on Mary Lake. I can readily identify with those who call this part of Ontario God’s Country because it truly is a beautiful part of our province… away from the noise, smells,...
Read MoreYOLO
YOLO…I heard this expression on a TV game show recently and it peaked my interest. The woman contestant who spoke the acronym assumed that the audience and the host understood what it meant. To my surprise the audience did, as did the host! In fact, he encouraged the contestant by repeating the full phrase once she made the decision to continue in the game before her: “You only live once!” Never having heard the expression before, I thought about it long after I had turned off the...
Read MoreThe Reason for THIS Season!
In a recent Bible study, the question was asked: “What is the connection between Easter eggs and bunnies and the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ?” Someone suggested that the ‘egg’ represents life. I found that mildly interesting, but then another person exclaimed, “But rabbits don’t lay eggs!” We all laughed, knowing that many of us have participated in Easter egg hunts with children and grandchildren and have enjoyed the excitement of the ‘hunt’ as much as the kids....
Read MoreWriting From My Heart
Have you ever watched a movie or finished reading a book and thought, “What a wretched ending!”? You might even think, “I could have done better than that!” even to the point of finding fault with the script or plot line: “It should have had a happier ending!” I know that feeling all too well. There have been many movies and equally as many books that I’ve indulged in only to be disappointed in the predictable plot and frustrated by the whimsical errors in catching the villain!...
Read MoreFinding a Gem
Do you ever get caught up in the rush of Christmas that you lose focus on the real reason the season is celebrated with such passion? All too often, it seems, you plan, expect and even cry a little under the pressure of the hustle and bustle. And then… in all the hurriedness, finding a gem brings a much-needed quietness. Sometimes it’s something someone says to you as you greet each other in the crowded mall. Sometimes you hear it in one of the many Hallmark Christmas movies that have...
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