Aylan’s Cord

by | Sep 7, 2015 | Flashlight

An enemy might defeat one person,     but two people together can defend themselves; a rope that is woven of three strings is hard to break. Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NCV) The disturbing image captured my attention. A three-year-old boy’s lifeless body washed up on the...

Bubbling Brook

by | Jul 19, 2015 | Flashlight

Jesus replied, “Anyone who drinks this water will soon become thirsty again. But those who drink the water I give will never be thirsty again. It becomes a fresh, bubbling spring within them, giving them eternal life.” John 4:13-14 (NLT) I love sitting in my screened...

Supreme Court Decision

by | Jun 26, 2015 | Flashlight

I was very active in the political arena in California for 25 years before I moved to Arizona nine years ago. I can remember one other day when I felt as low as I feel today and it was the day Bill Clinton beat George HW Bush. I had worked hard on that election and...

To Stand

by | Apr 1, 2015 | Flashlight

Let the redeemed of the Lord say so,     whom he has redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands,     from the east and from the west,     from the north and from the south. Psalm 107:2-3 (ESV) It’s the middle of Holy Week. I’ve been reading...

Dying is Even Better

by | Mar 29, 2015 | Flashlight

For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. Philippians 1:21 (NIV) Google Kara Tippets and you will find a myriad of articles. I found her last October after reading her letter to Brittany Maynard, a terminally ill cancer patient in Oregon who wanted to end her...