by Kim | Oct 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Reflection on Luke 12:42–48. A Child’s Complaint, A Timeless Truth Years ago, when one of our sons was about ten, my husband asked him to help mow the lawn. With a dramatic sigh, he declared, “The only reason you and Dad had us is so you’d have slaves!” I laughed...
by Kim | Oct 5, 2025 | Media Spins, Pillars of Faith
And they heard the sound of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” And he...
by Kim | Oct 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Today’s Gospel (Luke 10:13–16) and its acclamation—“If today you hear his voice, harden not your heart” (Psalm 95:7–8)—echo a timeless tension: the pull between grace and indifference, light and shadow. Charles Dickens captured this duality in the opening sentences of...
by Kim | Oct 1, 2025 | Cross Currents, Media Spins
What’s in a Name? When I told my sister Debbie I was writing a post called “What’s Up With Debbie Downer?” she immediately groaned: “Ugh, I wish my name wasn’t tied to that gloomy character.” Fair enough. Names like Debbie, Karen, or Dick have carried way too much...
by Kim | Sep 28, 2025 | God Story, Wonder Bread
Where Faith Begins, There Is Wonder We live in a culture that wants proof and explanation. Faith isn’t derived from evidence, though it can be strengthened by it. True faith begins in wonder — an encounter with God’s mystery that draws us beyond what our senses can...
