by Pete Schipper | Jan 24, 2024 | Articles & Essays
Elizabeth Rooney Bear ye one another’s burdens and so fulfill the law of Christ.~Galatians 6:2. We are one another’s burdens, and when we relate to someone, we bear them, not just their burdens. This concept gives significance to the most casual contact,...
by Pete Schipper | Jan 24, 2024 | Articles & Essays
Compiled by Peter Schipper THE BIRTH OF JESUS This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendent of David. The...
by Pete Schipper | Jan 24, 2024 | Articles & Essays
“Francis, you’re my expert in nature and gardening. Tell me, what is going on down there on the blue planet? Whatever happened to the dandelions and violets and milkweed I started eons ago? I started out with a perfect no-maintenance garden plan, you know, with...
by Pete Schipper | Jan 24, 2024 | Articles & Essays
Excerpt and paraphrase from The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence Brother Lawrence (Nicolas Herman, 1614-1691) came from a French peasant family. Following his army service during the Thirty Year’s War, he served as a lay...
by Pete Schipper | Jan 24, 2024 | Articles & Essays
In the sermon, the pastor spoke of Maria, who had come to him for counsel and prayer several years ago. “Maria came to me seeking help in dealing with the abuse she had suffered as a teenager,” the pastor said. “If that wasn’t enough, a team of doctors had concluded...
