In Luke 17, Jesus heals 10 lepers simultaneously. He commands the men to go show themselves to the priests, they do, and then they’re healed. Its an incredible, completely life-altering occasion for these men. And yet only one returns to thank Jesus for this gift of restored life and healing. Just one. As the Bible …
From Scholar to Child.
“Scripture is the manger in which the Christ lies.’ As a mother goes to a cradle to find her baby so the Christian goes to the Bible to find Jesus. But don’t inspect the cradle and forget to worship the baby.” – Martin Luther I’m going to be honest. This last semester I struggled with …
Near Him.
I once read an old legend about Abraham Lincoln. The legend goes like this… One day Abraham was walking through town while a slave auction was taking place. Usually Abe walked by such auctions as quickly as possible with his head down and a bad taste in his mouth. But today as a young girl …
6 0 y e a r s.
She was a spunky french girl from upstate New York. He was a polish boy who had become a pilot in the United States Navy. They met on a blind date at a Halloween ball. Pop said he drove up to her house and when she opened the door, he knew she was the one. …
10 Things I loved about Being a Barista.
I vividly remember my first day working at the Cedar st. Bistro. I was nervous and jumpy and oh so excited. Like every other millennial teenage girl, it had been my dream to work at a coffee shop since I was 13 and at last my dream was coming true. Jump forward three years and …