by Sue | Sep 11, 2023 | Faith
Never Stop Learning The first Monday after Labor Day always feels like New Year’s Day to me. It’s a new goal-oriented beginning with fresh challenges. I feel like that little girl, sitting in assembly, waiting to discover my new classroom and teacher. Geek that I am,...
by Sue | Aug 28, 2023 | Faith
I stood in a prayer circle in a home in the most dangerous neighborhood in the city of Rochester. We were praying with a pastor from Ghana, and people of different faiths and color, for help to spread the Gospel of Jesus in the city. Later I wondered, how did...
by Sue | Jul 31, 2023 | Faith
“Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom,” occurs in many places in the Bible. Every time I hear “fear of the Lord” in a sermon, the pastor invariably points out that “fear” means awe and reverence toward God that should draw us closer to Him. It should not make...
by Sue | Jun 26, 2023 | Faith
In Isaiah 65:6 NIV, we read, “And all of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags; we all shrivel up like a leaf, and like the wind, our sins sweep us away.” Well, that sounds harsh. Good deeds like volunteering...
by Sue | May 29, 2023 | Faith
I read an article in the May/June issue of CT Christianity Today written by Edward J. Larson. It was a book review of Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science and Religion by Nicholas Spencer. Many find science and religion compatible. Others don’t. It’s...
by Sue | Apr 10, 2023 | Faith
Lou Skalney’s father, in my novel The Divine Meddler, raised him to believe that a man takes care of business. That didn’t work out so well for Lou, but I can relate. I’m a bit like him with my Type A personality. I make “to-do” lists and conquer them (usually)...
