Archive for the 'Daily Christianity' Category
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Ministry moment
I love my life as a freelance writer, but often my husband has the most amazing experiences as the ministry director of our church. Here’s an email he wrote me.
“What an amazing experience I had today. I was in the hallway when I saw an elderly black man coming to the church doors. The south doors are locked [...]
Published by angelawd on March 14th, 2008 tagged Daily Christianity, Life With the Big Guy | 12 Comments »
Ripples
Sometimes we are the ones planting a seed of spirituality in another person. At other times, we are the ones watering the seed someone else planted. And sometimes, we are the ones helping to harvest the flowering of a soul.
Each of these actions produces ripples in the world - a small wave of action that touches [...]
Published by angelawd on March 11th, 2008 tagged Daily Christianity | 20 Comments »
Rumors of me dying were greatly exaggerated.
A few hours after I wrote my Thursday post, I got a phone call. My husband’s co-leader was too sick to attend the weekend retreat; could I come instead?
I have to admit that illness is rarely a barrier when I have the chance to spend a weekend at a lodge praising God and helping people [...]
Published by angelawd on March 10th, 2008 tagged Daily Christianity, Joyful living | 6 Comments »
Not a Eulogy
As I mentioned before, my pastor is leaving our church. Left, in fact, after last weekend’s farewell party in which I cried for about 3 hours while people told their favorite Pastor John stories.
The church leadership asked me to write an article about his 14 years of pastorship. They did not realize that I am [...]
Published by angelawd on February 7th, 2008 tagged Daily Christianity | 2 Comments »
You say you want a resolution…
I’m back from my trip to Minnesota. My Grandma survived the surgery and is holding on. We had a good visit with her and my heart is at peace with our relationship.
I learned that she had given up her will to live and was in a major depression, but she was thrilled to see us. We [...]