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 | Uncategorized
—every thread crafted by human hands from the twisted fabric of rebellion against the great I AM. It lay exposed before him: instruments of torture on tables of blood, vomit, and tears; every conceivable torment that had been or was yet to be devised by humankind....
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...
by Ellie | Mar 24, 2017 | blog, Uncategorized
WHAT DID YOU DO THE WEEK OF THE BLIZZARD? Here’s our story: After stopping at a Vermont birthday party for a taste of love and friendship, we headed for Strasburg, PA, and the Sight & Sound production of Jonah. Our tickets were for…umm…the day of the...
by Ellie | Mar 10, 2017 | blog, Uncategorized
WHAT IS LENT, OTHER THAN THINKING SOLEMN THOUGHTS ABOUT CHRIST’S SUFFERING AND MAYBE GIVING UP CHOCOLATE? ? Brennan Manning has some pertinent things to say in his book, The Furious Longing of God. When preached purely, [God’s] Word exalts, frightens, shocks,...
