What in the world? What do these three things even have in common? Hang with me and read on! This past week was International Women’s...

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

The Jewish New Year is not the same as how the rest of the world celebrates the January 1st New Year, with parties and revelry.

We are living in days of uncertainty and not-so-ordinary. This week in Israel, thousands gathered at the c to PRAY on the 9th of the...

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...

January 27 is a significant day in history. It is the day of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. In honor of the 6 million Jews...

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 end of the church year is now completed with Sunday, November 26th, as Christ the King Sunday. We seem to be seeing prophecy unfold...

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

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...

The past few weeks have flown by and been so busy! How about you? Feel like ‘Where did the time go’? I certainly found myself caught up...

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

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,...

It is the season of Eastertide on the Christian church calendar. Eastertide is the season of 50 days that leads to Pentecost. So why would t