How much do you know about your family tree? Have you invested in the websites that offer you all kinds of information about your identity and ethnicity? In our American culture this kind of information can be interesting, sometimes helpful, and certainly informative, but very little of your future depends on who your great-grandfather or…… Continue Reading
Author Archives: Marilyn
LET’S GET STARTED –
Have you ever noticed that getting started is sometimes the most arduous part of a task? Just getting the sponge or hammer or vacuum out of the closet can be the excuse to delay doing the work. At other times it is simply getting out of the chair and making the decision that “now is…… Continue Reading
THE GREATEST CONNECTION EVER
Aren’t you thankful that God didn’t simply sit back and think about doing something to fix the broken connection that began back in the Garden of Eden? He didn’t look at the disconnect between Himself and the human race and wonder if He should, could, ought to or try to do something to make it…… Continue Reading
DID YOU HEAR WHAT JESUS SAID?
An opportunity to focus on what Jesus had to say as recorded in Matthew’s Gospel – To View or Print Study Guides Would you agree that words are “singularly the most powerful force available to humanity”? What a person says, along with how it is said, can heal or hurt, can build up or destroy,…… Continue Reading
Announcing our Winter Study
DID YOU HEAR WHAT JESUS SAID? One of the very best ways to get to know someone is to listen carefully to what he or she has to say! You are invited to join with us…… Continue Reading
WHAT ARE YOUR QUESTIONS? – Introduction to Lesson 10 –
Have you ever wondered what Mary was thinking during her months of being pregnant? After all, it wasn’t exactly what she was expecting that day when Gabriel, the angel, suddenly appeared to her and announced she was “highly favored”. What did he mean by this? Then, after being reassured there was no reason for her…… Continue Reading
CAN YOU GUESS?
Here are 3 clues to help you figure out what our new winter study will be: A book in the New Testament All about the conversations and sermons of Jesus Great connections between the Old Testament and the New Testament By the way, now might be…… Continue Reading
A GREAT GIFT IDEA
Looking for a Christmas gift for a friend? A hostess gift? Or a perhaps a little present for yourself? A new and delightful book called, “Think On These Things”, written by Marilyn Miller, is now available for purchase on Amazon.com (Search under Marilyn MIller) It has more than 60 short meditations designed to help the…… Continue Reading
“NOW IT THE TIME . . .” – Intro to Lesson 9 – November 9 – 16
You, no doubt, have heard the adage, “The smallest action is worth more than the biggest intention.” While there are many versions of that saying, they all cause most of us to have varying amounts of guilt. We mean to follow through on a promise to a friend to get together for coffee. We intend…… Continue Reading
A TIME TO LAMENT – Intro to Lesson 8 – November 2 – 9
When is the last time you heard or said the word lament? Perhaps you were at a funeral or memorial service and someone said, “the widow deeply laments the loss of her husband.” It is possible that someone who is grieving the loss of a job and the income that they need to sustain their…… Continue Reading