Author Archives: Barbara

In the last couple of blogs we have explored the importance of having friends. Medical and psychological experts say it’s a good idea. In fact studies say that maintaining positive relationships should rank up there with healthy eating and exercise … Continue reading →

God created us to be relational and last time we explored those “one another” scriptures that admonish us to stay connected. However I think friendships – especially close friendships go above and beyond the “one another” scriptures. Medical researchers have found … Continue reading →

Elizabethan poet, minister, and scholar John Donne was the first to use the phrase “no man is an island” in his Devotions – Meditation XVII written in 1624. Humans like to think they don’t need others, but they do. They … Continue reading →

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image…” (Genesis 1:26)   Unfortunately, many try to turn that scripture around.  They think it reads, “Let us make God in our image.”  In other words they have the misconception that God … Continue reading →

A few years ago the buzz words “What would Jesus do” were very popular. T-shirts, back packs, patches, books, and bracelets carried the phrase. I still see bumper stickers proudly displaying those words. In fact, just use the anagram WWJD … Continue reading →

While attending a wedding in the small town of Belmond, Iowa a few weeks ago we stayed at a lovely, local bed and breakfast called Klemme House. Named after Ray and Lucy Klemme, the couple who built the house, this B … Continue reading →

  Last week my husband, whom I affectionately call Zorro, and I were in a small town in Iowa for a wedding. When I say small, I really do mean small – by today’s standards anyway. I know a little about … Continue reading →

I love this phrase: “It is what it is!” Say you are seated in a restaurant, they bring the menu, and you notice there are no prices. You are too embarrassed to ask what the items cost or leave, so … Continue reading →

I must admit that I am always a little leery when people say God spoke to them and told them to do this or that.  Now I do not doubt God has the ability to audibly speak to us, but … Continue reading →

Having just returned from a visit with my cute-as-a-button four-year-old granddaughter Sophia, I am once again reminded of why Jesus said, “Let the children come to me…those who can’t receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will not … Continue reading →