by Ellie | Aug 25, 2017 | blog, Uncategorized
There was this church. Modest-sized, barely keeping its financial head above water, not immune to problems. They had Important Leaders, though, whose spiritual heads were screwed on tight and who daily plugged into the SON. Their brightness enabled them to spill light...
by Ellie | Aug 5, 2017 | blog, Uncategorized
Sundays are special—a time to gather and worship with God’s people. I WILL go to church—wherever I am. But once in a while, God makes a Sunday—well, um…INTERESTING. (See last blog, In a Church Parking Lot.) Having attended church in Cortland NY on Sunday,...
by Ellie | Jun 23, 2017 | blog, Uncategorized
THERE I WAS, SITTING IN THE CAR, NO ONE ELSE IN SIGHT. My husband Jim was in the church, practicing the organ for the service to follow. Son Lee was running off bulletins and preparing to preach and lead worship music with his daughters. A big morning for us...
by Ellie | May 26, 2017 | blog, Uncategorized
DOES MY BLOG TITLE MEAN ANYTHING TO YOU? When I was a child, Decoration Day was a Big Deal. We went to the attic for our little bundle of flags, the biggest of which was maybe 2 x 3 feet. Seemed huge to us. We would put them out on May 30 in preparation for the modest...
by Ellie | May 5, 2017 | blog, Uncategorized
Better is one day in your courts than a thousand elsewhere; I’d rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in tents of wickedness. What did biblical gatekeepers do? Here’s the short list: They guarded the gates of the house of the Lord—east, west, north...
by Ellie | Apr 14, 2017 | blog, Uncategorized
This is a two-part depiction of Jesus’ real suffering. Click the link at the end to finish the story. A phrase, taken from the early, traditional version of the Apostles’ Creed, says, “He was crucified, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. And on the third...
