Keep hold of instruction, do not let go; guard her, for she is your life. (Proverbs 4:13) Because my mother was a librarian, I spent many happy childhood hours roaming about in libraries waiting on her to get off work. I have always felt at home in libraries. I cherish the help I get from librarians. I glean ideas for magazine articles from browsing the periodical room. I find great books to read. The audio […]
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Happy Birthday, Chris
“Trust in the Lord, and do good; so you will dwell in the land, and enjoy security.” (Psalm 37:3) I frequently tell my friend, Chris Metzger, that I want to be just like her when I grow up. Many of us here in Houston have spent a considerable portion of September celebrating her 100th birthday with her. It started when we sang happy birthday to her at water aerobics at the YMCA. Our leader said […]
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Learn to do good
Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; defend the fatherless, plead for the widow. (Isaiah 1:17) I was a few months into my first job after college. I was working as a Public Relations Assistant at The Defiance College in Ohio. It fell to me to make the round trip to Toledo to pick up the man who would be the speaker at a college forum that evening. I was 22. He was in […]
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What’s for Dinner?
This fellow welcomes sinners and eats with them. (Luke 15: 2b) Who eats dinner with you? If dine alone, are you keeping company with a favorite TV personality? Are you dining in a public place surrounded by strangers? Jesus was criticized because of the company he chose for dinner companions. We may not always have a choice about who we eat dinner with, but the people with whom we share dinner is as important to […]
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Rest in Peace Jean, Sunny, Martha and Marlin
“Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?” (1 Corinthians 15:55) This has been the summer of final farewells. There have been four deaths of people in my world between Memorial Day and Labor Day. There were others too that impacted people around me – a death in my husband’s family and several deaths at the congregation where I worship. Two deaths were among the early morning water aerobics group with […]
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