Esther is now the queen of Persia and in our last blog entry we established this beautiful woman, with a Hebrew name meaning “myrtle tree,” was a humble and righteous person who developed a pattern of humility throughout her reign. Even though her Jewish parents died, Esther never forgot her Jewish roots. She always remembered…
When we last left the book of Esther, the Queen of the Medo-Persian Empire, Queen Vashti had taken a stand for righteousness and was removed from her position of influence. We learned taking a stand often has consequences, but that taking a stand for righteousness is the right thing to do. This shift in power…
How many of you like to be challenged? In college, I did almost anything for a dare. One of those questionable requests was to sing the Munchkin’s song from the movie Wizard of Oz. I do a pretty good Munchkin imitation. While eating in the school cafeteria, my friends begged me to belt out the “Lollypop Guild”…
Donald Trump’s been criticized for his Twitter fascination but I can’t condemn the president elect because I am a regular Twitter user as well. I like the social medium because it’s a great way to connect with the world. Take @speedprayers for example. It is one of the 2000 plus I follow on this Social…
A small group of us gathered for coffee and I’ll never forget what one of our friends told us. “I need a kidney and pancreas transplant. I want to do both of them at the same time but the wait list is different for each. They’ve told me it is impossible to receive both transplants…