Author Archives: Barbara

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 →

People have some pretty interesting ideas about what heaven and hell are like. Usually people think hell is like “The Inferno” described in Dante’s book, The Divine Comedy. Some think Satan rules hell. They envision a horned devil holding a … Continue reading →

We live in a constant, changing world. (Pardon the oxymoron!) With our current technology, by the time a new science text book comes out, it’s outdated. New things are being discovered all the time. Countries have different names than they … Continue reading →

We greet people by saying, “Happy New Year,” but most of us are not happy. So we ring in the New Year with a long list of resolutions. We are determined to be better and do better. We want to … Continue reading →

The New Year is upon us. We’re saying good-bye to 2013 and hello to 2014. It’s time to take down those Christmas decorations so we can start all over again. Exactly what does a “new” year mean to you? Is … Continue reading →