Old Favorite/New Lesson Looking at Psalm 23 with Fresh Eyes Sometimes we meditate (or recite) on certain scriptures so much that we stop thinking about what the words actually say. Perhaps Psalm 23 is that way for you. It was for me. Last Friday, I organized a prayer walk for the students in the junior high and high school. I decided to use Psalm 23 because … well … because we had already used The Lord’s Prayer so... Read more
2 Corinthians 5:7: “For we walk by faith, not by sight.” I Was Blind One morning last March I opened my eyes, but I could not get them to focus on anything. Everything was blurry. To be honest, I had been having difficulty reading the teacher’s edition of my class textbooks–Why do they make those letters so small?–for some time. That morning was different, though. I couldn’t make out anything, except that I knew the furniture, the walls,... Read more
Will AI Replace the Classroom Teacher? Imagining the Future of Education Bill Gates has reportedly claimed that AI will take over teaching and medicine within a decade. Even though I will certainly be retired before the decade is over, I find this theory both frightening and, well, insulting. Just for kicks and giggles, I decided to find out what AI had to say for itself. I googled, “Will AI replace classroom teachers?” Here is the response it gave me: (AI... Read more
More Than Just a Candy Bar: The Legacy of Milton Hershey Several weeks ago, my husband and I visited Hershey, Pennsylvania. Yes, it is the home of the famous Hershey chocolate factory, with its two stacks reaching into the sky. Once upon a time, a person could actually go into the factory and have a tour of the gadgets and paraphernalia that created the world famous treats. My grandparents took my brother and me when we were really... Read more
Is God Just? When we discuss the attributes of God, love is always brought up first, followed closely by mercy, forgiveness, and grace. We are attracted to the warm, fuzzy stuff that reminds us that we are OK. But God has other attributes, and one of the most uncomfortable to talk about is that God is just. What Does It Mean To Be Just? The word just comes to us from the Latin word jus, meaning “law” or “right.”... Read more
God Is Truth God’s Word Is Truth I have been teaching a summer Bible study class to a group of precious seniors at a local assisted living facility. We have been discussing the attributes of God. We have, of course, talked about God as omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. We also discussed His holiness and inclination for personal relationships. Our last lesson affirmed that God is absolute truth. I have often heard it said that the only thing God can not... Read more
Three Days in Pennsylvania Last week, Marty and I decided to take a short vacation i did not attend the high school trip to Gettysburg, Hershey, and Lancaster last May because I was about to go to Myrtle Beach with the senior class, but it seemed like such a great trip and it was relatively close to home, so we began to plan for an amazing, American adventure: three days in Pennsylvania. We planned to visit all three... Read more
When Life Gives You Rain, Dance Last week, my daughter and her four children came to visit from the “sunny South.” Little did they know that they would be spending their days in the “Rainy North,” and not just rainy, but flooding. I wrote about it. For many people just across the river, the floods were devastating. There was loss of property and loss of life. At our house one afternoon, we watched as the creek rose... Read more
When the enemy shall come in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord shall lift up a standard against him (Isaiah 59:19B).. Floods Come One of the great benefits of our relationship with God is that He speaks to each one of us personally through His word in moments of need. I was reminded just a few days ago about how effective the word can be in trouble when terrible storms and deadly floods hit our area. Many... Read more
Great Opportunities at Impact Ministries in Myrtle Beach Back in May, I had the opportunity to take several high school seniors on a missions trip to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We partnered with Impact Ministries, and with our input, and considering the students’ individual gifts and talents, they provided an organized itinerary of service work that the students embarked upon with enthusiasm. Our students were even joined on a couple of projects by several visiting foreign students to provide for the many... Read more
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