Over the past couple of years, I’ve asked God to give me one word to live by, a word amplified in my life, well beyond a level already achieved. Two years ago, the word was “give.” Last year the word was “sacrifice.” What is my word this year, Lord? Between you and me, I wanted…
We had one hour to escape. Our family was trapped in a fallout shelter and if we didn’t break all the codes, we’d run out of oxygen and die. Sounds dramatic doesn’t it? It was only a team-building game we played at an Escape Room, one of many franchises across the country. There were lock…
Do you love a good musical? One of the fringe benefits of working in New York City years ago was easy access to the theatre district. I saw as many shows as possible: Cats, Le Miserables, Starlight Express, and Miss Saigon to name a few. When I left the theatre, the show tunes replayed in…
There’s a wise men controversy. While our manger scenes show the “three kings of orient” surrounding baby Jesus in swaddling clothes, in reality Jesus was probably a toddler by the time the kings arrived on the scene. Knowing this, I’ve thought about removing the kings to have an historically accurate remembrance of that day. I’ve…
Jacqueline Hooks is our guest blogger today. This is what she says about herself and her ministry: “I am an everyday ordinary gal who started following Jesus less than a decade ago, and has fallen madly in love with the Carpenter King who saved my life and my marriage. My husband and I are raising…