Are our senses required in our worship experiences? If so, how? Are they required or encouraged? If so, in what aspect?   What does scripture say about using our senses to worship God? Like a feast with a beautifully set table and a centerpiece that reflects the season, food that arouses the senses of smell and taste, and is a delight to the eye, so our worship should be a feast that requires all our senses.

(After the resurrection of Jesus, he appeared to the disciples) “May each of you be at peace.” As he was speaking, He revealed the wounds...

Prayer, fasting, and almsgiving are important parts of the season of Lent and this is a season of spiritual discipline and growth.

Currently, summer is in full swing, and the humidity is rising! Even rain does not dissipate the humidity! I am certainly thankful for...

Scriptural time is rooted in the Christ event—when Jesus came to earth. His birth is the fulcrum from which time is calculated both backward

This is about the mid-way point of counting the Omer. It’s not too late to start if you haven’t already!

This year, Purim falls on Palm Sunday. This seems strange and a bit odd to me, but I have been thinking about what the two might have in...

How is your Lenten season going? Even if you have had a difficult time getting started, it’s not too late! In my last blog, I mentioned...

Ash Wednesday is being recovered in many Protestant churches today. The significance of the ashes and the cross are historical. “In the...

The celebration of Epiphany is over, and we now settle into a short season of Ordinary Time. Ordinary Time is the few weeks between...

The anticipation has reached its conclusion! Christmas is finally here! The signs and symbols of Advent blend into the significance of...

Simhat Torah is the celebration of the completion of reading through the Torah this past year. It is a most joyful celebration that falls...

What do we do when storms happen, either anticipated or when we are blind-sided? Where do we turn?

Mary, Mary, quite contrary How does your garden grow? With silver bells and cockle shells And pretty little maids in a row. Sometimes...

The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. Gen 2:9a The whole...

Several months ago, I saw a post on Facebook that included a picture of a beautiful ear of corn. It was much more colorful than the...

Diverting and Pivoting “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade!” How many times have you heard this? A few days after writing my last...

…” Then He leads them out to Bethany. He lifts up His hands and blesses them, and at that moment, with His hands raised in blessing, he...

Ba ck in February, I wrote about planting a new rose bush. After planting it upside down and digging it up and planting it right side up,...

Every place we have lived, with one exception, I have had a rose garden. The most roses I have ever had was over 100! I now have only 4....