Bible at Home

One afternoon when Jack and I were on a beach in Florida, we noticed some tracks in the sand that we thought were motorcycle tracks, and we began to follow them until Jack said, “Look up.” When I did, we both stopped and stared at a large leather-back sea turtle making the tracks toward the…

Driving in Texas with a British friend, Richard, I stopped at an intersection, and he looked at me and said, “Why did you stop?” I answered, “There’s a stop sign.” “But, there are no other cars coming from either direction,” he answered. “Oh! You stop just in case, don’t you?” “Yes”, I said, “ just…

Onyx is the name of a “teacup” poodle puppy who just moved in next door. He is all black and probably does fit inside a tea cup. He’s a sensation with neighbors, and my daughter and granddaughter. They have viced a willingness to part wit their three cats, on gerbil, one hermit crab and a…

To what part of us does God actually talk? Every part is His creation and so it must be that all of who we are is available to Him to communicate with us. St. Paul, though, separates the parts, and claims that each part is distinct: “Just as the body, though one, has many parts,…

Mrs. Hanover, my violin teacher, was very popular, had taught for many years, with a waiting list for students, and had many students who had gone on to music careers. I was one of her few adult students. One day she met me at the door , upset and fuming. She had just received a…

When we moved to Fort Worth, we bought a house with a swimming pool in the back yard. We bought it both because we like to swim, and because we knew that our grandchildren would really like to swim. We called it “grandchildren bait”. It is not deep enough for diving, but just right for…

A young woman once gave this testimony about her faith journey: “When I read in the Bible that God told Moses to pick up the snake by its tail, and that Moses actually did it, I knew that the story was true, that God was really testing Moses, and Moses passed the test.” It was…

Six Measures of Barley On good Friday I made a soup of chicken and barley from a recipe I had found in the newspaper. At the time, I didn’ t think about the Scripture, but later I remembered the story of Ruth: And Boaz said, ‘Bring the mantle you are wearing and hold it out.’…

Love and Fear Sometimes you may know that, all unsolicited, you are accompanied by Someone who is better than you, and is with you. The “Someone” is not obtrusive, but conveys grace and peace. If the “Someone” were to speak, you would hear, “Don’t be afraid.” Through the Bible, God the Holy Spirit speaks these…

Going to parties, taking expensive trips, buying lots of clothes and jewelry were not high on my mother’s list of desirable things to do. When she went out or entertained friends at home, her one criteria for a good time was whether or not she had been able to share a good laugh. “Laugh! I…