Author Archives: Barbara

Name dropping is the practice of casually mentioning famous people as if they were our close friends in order to impress others. It’s a way of saying, “I am important because of who I know.” Of course it might be … Continue reading →

Shakespeare wrote, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other word would smell as sweet.” (Romeo and Juliet II, ii, 1-2) That may be true on the surface. However, there is much to be said … Continue reading →

Ordinarily I wouldn’t run two poems so close together, but this one ties in so well with my series on fairness that I thought I’d run it this week. Enjoy!     If God Should Go on Strike From the … Continue reading →

Is God fair? Probably not – at least not by human standards… If I had a chocolate cake and eight children who wanted dessert I would probably take great pains to make sure I cut eight pieces of cake precisely … Continue reading →

Why? By Barbara Dahlgren We go through life asking why. Why did my loved one have to die? Why did they choose my house to rob? Why did I have to lose my job? Why did the Stock Market take … Continue reading →

Some things that happen in life are not easy to understand. It’s disconcerting when bad things happen to good people and puzzling when good things happen to bad people. This does not seem fair. When life is not fair it … Continue reading →

It starts when we are young, usually with brothers and sisters. We see that Susie’s toy is bigger. Johnny pushes to the front so he can always be first. Janie puts extra sprinkles on her ice cream. When we grumble … Continue reading →

God did speak directly to a few in the Bible, but considering the thousands of years of human history, these events were few and not always pleasant.  Moses had to lead the complaining Israelites (Exodus 3:14), Hosea had to marrying … Continue reading →

How can we recognize God’s voice?  John 8:47 tells us that if we are of God we hear his voice.   As God’s sheep we should be able to recognize his voice (John 10:4-5).  We cannot recognize the voice of one … Continue reading →

Music has given me much joy through the years and I’m pretty good at identifying singers of old standards or early rock n’ roll. Being able to recognize someone’s voice is a great way to bore all your friends. “Who’s … Continue reading →