Around the time Robert D. Smith had lived his 20,000th day, he took two of the next 20,000 (or however many he has left) to plan how he would spend the rest of his life. In his book 20,000 Days and Counting: The Crash Course for Mastering Your Life Right Now, he divulges what he… Continue reading 20,000 Days and Counting – Robert D. Smith (review)
A news feature in the spring 2012 Bethany College Connection (the alumni newsletter of Bethany College, of which I am an alumna) caught my eye. I will quote from the press release "Candace's Gospel Project": "First-year students in the 'Jesus and the Gospels' course, have a choice for their major assignment: write a research essay,… Continue reading 2012 hand-copied, illuminated Gospel
Tea-a-tete I steep in your presence your interest draws from me thoughts I had stashed We brew a future infused with possibility fragrant with hope cosy in each others company our dreams in the pot at the end of Celestial it is time to uphold ceremony and become a party to our unique blend ©… Continue reading Tea-a-tete
Biblical fiction is a genre that helps the Bible come alive for many readers. A nice thing about books in this genre is that they're virtually timeless. Over the years I've read and reviewed quite a few stories based on the lives of Bible characters. In the days ahead I'll be reprinting some of those… Continue reading Gods and Kings by Lynn Austin (review)
On Sunday, January 6th, the church celebrates Epiphany. Timeanddate.com defines Epiphany: "Epiphany is one of the oldest Christian feasts. It was celebrated since the end of the second century, before the Christmas holiday was established. It is commonly known as Twelfth Night, Twelfth Day, or the Feast of Epiphany. It means “manifestation” or “showing forth.”… Continue reading Emotion of Epiphany depicted through art
Fiscal crisis This American Sentence is a poem bribe for a guilt-free evening. Yesterday’s two-hour walk was payment for day-before-yesterday’s pan of brownies. That crocheted afghan is rent for time in front of the Food Network. These last two hours liking all your updates and pages are paying forward the success of my current work-in-progress… Continue reading Fiscal crisis
Happy New Year and welcome to our first monthly writing prompt! This month the challenge is to write about a NEW START. Lots of Bible characters had new starts, similar to the types of new starts we experience (though I don't recall any of them celebrating the new year...) Noah and his family had a… Continue reading January prompt: new start
Is one of your New Year's resolutions to read the Bible in 2013? Would you like to read through the entire book (or, more accurately, the library of 66 books)? Or maybe you're not that ambitious. Whatever your goal, there's a Bible reading plan for you. Below is a list for you to look over… Continue reading Read the Bible in 2013
"For many of us, the heart of our home base is our blog. It's where our best thinking lives, the place where others can comment and interact with us, the nexus of our social network," says Michael Hyatt in his book Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World. He goes on to advise would-be bloggers,… Continue reading Blogging changes in 2013
"Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!" - Luke 2:14 (NKJV) Wishing all who read here a blessed and merry Christmas!
Violet Nesdoly 