RebeccaJan 35 minGod FIRSTI’ll never forget reading a commentary on Deuteronomy 6:4, the opening verse of what the Jewish people call the great “Shema.” It reads...
RebeccaDec 31, 20202 minA Daily Prayer for the New YearWhat a difference it would make in the life of every believer in Christ Jesus if we would follow the single admonition of Paul in Romans...
RebeccaJun 1, 20202 minPrayer should define usPrayer should define us. Last night I read the one-page opening chapter from the book What Every Child Should Know About Prayer by Nancy...
RebeccaFeb 3, 20204 minOpen Letter to the PresidentYou, Mr. President, cannot save America. Only God can do that. We—you, Mr. President, and those who vote for you—cannot make America...
RebeccaJan 13, 20202 minAn Anger CheckI was reading Psalm 106 this morning. Verses 32-33 caught my attention. Here is another insight God is giving us about anger. The two...
RebeccaOct 25, 20193 minAttend to the practicalShortly after my husband died, I read a book on widowhood by Joyce Rogers. One sentence in her introduction caught me up short and...
RebeccaOct 24, 20193 minEntering with a bang (essays, part 5)Whew! The main body of the essay is written! Are we done now? Nope. Not yet. So far, we have followed the process of writing an essay...
RebeccaOct 16, 20193 minFrom Outlines to Paragraphs (part 4)Step 4 in the writing process is writing the main body of the essay. If you’ve followed Steps 1-3 in writing an essay (see previous...
RebeccaSep 26, 20193 minRead it daily...togetherWhen we first started out, we used a printed Bible curriculum, but I wanted to teach my children the whole scope of the Bible and the...
RebeccaSep 24, 20192 minGuarding Through FormationI wrote previously (April 2, 2019) that "keepers at home" can also be translated "workers at home." The word keeping carries the...
RebeccaSep 24, 20193 minOutlines: Essay Writing (part 3)The 3rd step in writing an essay is making an outline. Once you have done a "dump page" and organized all the items on the "dump page" on...
RebeccaSep 10, 20193 minKeepers at home: Disciplining ourselvesI have to confess that as a child, and even (maybe especially!) in my high school years, I was messy. My bedroom was rarely clean....
RebeccaSep 9, 20192 minList page: essay writing (step 2)Essay writing can actually become fun and fairly easy! Last week I wrote on Step 1 of writing an essay: choosing a topic and making a...
RebeccaSep 7, 20192 minOne minute prayerI felt certain I had already blogged on this, but I couldn't find it this morning. So if this is redundant, I apologize. But then again,...
RebeccaSep 3, 20192 minDump Pages: take the hard out of writing (part 1)As a new school year begins, let's talk about writing. Most students groan when you even mention writing. Essays?? That's the worst! I...
RebeccaSep 1, 20193 minLizzie Bright and the Buckminster BoyA masterfully written book, Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy combines fictional characters with an historical event in Maine. A...
RebeccaAug 30, 20193 minOut with the old, in with the newFor many of us who call ourselves Christians or followers of Jesus Christ, prayer is an afterthought. By that, I mean several different...
RebeccaAug 30, 20193 minAtmosphere of Peace: MusicI may get in trouble for this one, but I'm going to take the plunge anyway. As "keepers or guardians of our homes" (Titus 2:5), we bear...
RebeccaAug 27, 20193 min4 Distinctives of a Christian HomeA couple years ago a friend of mine in Alaska told me how she had challenged her church with a question that went something like this,...
RebeccaMay 7, 20192 minMaking Our Homes EmploymentAs women who claim to be followers of Jesus Christ, God calls us to the most important task of being a keeper (guardian) and worker at...