The Faith of Bartimaeus It was just another day in the life of Bartimaeus. He sat beside the road in the dust, the sun beating down on his head, hoping that a few kind-hearted people who passed by would give him enough money to buy food. That’s the way many blind people made a living in […]
May 10, 2017
The Mother of a King and the Wife of an Evil Man
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I’m fascinated by stories of little known people in the Bible. One of those people was the mother of King Hezekiah. This is a previously published story but it’s still true today. With Mother’s Day approaching, I thought it was especially meaningful, illustrating the significance of the most important job in the world–being a mom. […]
Apr 23, 2017
Those Ten Plagues of Egypt
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The story of the ten plagues the Lord sent on Pharaoh and his people is familiar to most of us. I’ve read it many times but not until lately had I realized that each plague pointed to a certain Egyptian deity. We all know the story of how Moses was to lead the people of Israel […]
Apr 16, 2017
Easter Morning and the Easter Egg Tree
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The following story is an excerpt from The Heritage of Etta Bend, a story my mother told me about her childhood in northeast Oklahoma. The “I” is my mother, Susie Latty Day. I thought it was appropriate for this Easter, 102 years after it happened. Mom told me this story and I wrote it to […]
Apr 14, 2017
Sorrowful Friday
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Today is Good Friday; a German word for it is Karfreitag, sorrowful Friday. Some people believe it once was called God’s Friday. It was the day Jesus died for sinful humanity and is the beginning of the Easter weekend. I don’t like to think about the crucifixion. Oh, I love thinking about the Resurrection and the Lord’s […]
Mar 3, 2017
A Room Full of Rainbows
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Rainbows! On a sunny day, my bedroom is filled with them. They may not be in arches, like the ones we see in the sky, but the bright colors are there, a part of a rainbow on my wall, a smidgen on the floor, a little dab on the ceiling. The room is warm, sunny, […]
