by Ellie | Dec 14, 2018 | blog, Uncategorized
Are you still with me on this closer look at the Christmas story through the lens of Middle Eastern culture? Kenneth Bailey, after a lifetime of studying that way of life, saw details in the Scriptural account of Jesus’ birth that had been misunderstood or...
by Ellie | Nov 30, 2018 | blog, Uncategorized
Most of us grew up with standard Christmas images—baby in a stable, surrounded by cows, sheep, shepherds, and wise men. And a star overhead. But what if some of those images are wrong? What if centuries of birth-event “interpretation” leaves us with a false picture...
by Ellie | Nov 2, 2018 | blog, Uncategorized
“Eugene was more than The Pastor. He was more than The Author. Truly this man lived and breathed and smiled Jesus.” —Don Pape Eugene Peterson died on Monday, October 22. I am sad. His family reports, “During the previous days, it was apparent that he was...
by Ellie | Oct 22, 2018 | Uncategorized
A new look. A new start. A new view. A new WEBSITE! ME n’ JASON have been working on this for a couple of months. I feed him stuff; he knows how to make it look good. If you have a computer, you probably see websites every day. Some look sharp, others blah. What makes...
by Ellie | Sep 6, 2018 | blog, Uncategorized
Flying squirrels LOVE the attic of our cottage at Rumney Bible Conference in New Hampshire. We’re dealing with that. The Terminix person noted that limbs from a couple of small beech trees were providing a red carpet for the squirrels. We, being experienced tree...