Pondering Jesus

Closing Remarks on the Mount

As a High School student, did you ever daydream your way through a lecture, only to have the teacher announce as the hour ended, “Study your notes tonight, there will be a quiz tomorrow!” I thought of those days as I pondered how Jesus finished up His sermon on the mount. The crowd had followed…

January 29, 2025

Where is the Joy?

I love Christmas! Everything about it. Even though, for me, the joy-filled December days of childhood when we were busily making gifts at school, baking cookies at home, shopping at Woolworths for sibling’s gifts, and learning songs for Christmas programs are long ago gone. Now I’m a grandma. Over the years my own children grew…

December 23, 2024

Silent Nativities

If you go to my sister’s house at Christmas, you’ll see nativities everywhere! Her love for nativity scenes has led her to collect quite an assortment, featuring a variety of ethnicities, cartoon characters, whimsical figures…you name it! Maybe you have a cherished nativity at your house. Maybe you’re even fortunate to live in a city…

December 18, 2024