Author Archives: Marilyn

What book of the New Testament would you like to understand better this winter? Think about it. You could plan now to take one hour a week starting in January, just like a regular appointment, when you would simply meet God in quiet and listen to His voice through the study of one section of…… Continue Reading

When is the last time you felt overwhelmed?  Quite often the reasons for these feelings are negative.  Perhaps you may have looked a list of tasks that you needed to finish and were overcome with the impossibility of accomplishing all of them in the time  you had available.  Maybe the amount of sickness or tragedy…… Continue Reading

Did your mom or dad have some wise old sayings, sometimes referred to as adages, that they would repeat to you under certain circumstances?  Perhaps you heard one of these from time to time.  “Beggars can’t be choosers.” “The squeaky wheel gets the grease.”  “A penny saved is a penny earned.”  Every language seems to…… Continue Reading

Do you remember the stories about “Curious George”?  Since those books, written and illustrated by Hans and Margret Ray, were first published in 1941 children have been fascinated by the adventures of that inquisitive and courageous little monkey and his friend, The Man with the Yellow Hat.  Why is it that children find these stories…… Continue Reading

Did you know that “Yirah”, a Hebrew word that is usually translated “fear”, is considered to be “the principal religious Biblical virtue, according to Abraham Heschel, a leading Jewish theologian of the 20th century?  He suggested in his writings that this word had two meanings: fear and awe.  “Fear is the anticipation and expectation of…… Continue Reading