by Barbara Smith | Feb 27, 2019 | Personal Pigeonholes
I still am part of a small group of women who are reading the Bible with a two-year plan in the Chronological Bible. We are adding some New Testament readings; mostly recently a tour of Romans. The assigned reading never fails to impress, depress, but hearten. Some...
by Barbara Smith | Jan 21, 2019 | Personal Pigeonholes, Understanding the Times
I’ve said it myself: the doors just seem shut to any conversations about God. Nobody seems interested, I have declared; overlooking the reality that most people I meet are interested in many of the same things I am – a segway into some conversations about what we...
by Barbara Smith | Jul 19, 2018 | Personal Pigeonholes
Oh! No! The words resounded in my brain. Seeing the sidewalk accelerate toward me was upsetting; especially when I realized I was propelling toward it. Who knows why, but I tripped over the curb while herding grandchildren into a new eatery: one with enormous...
by Barbara Smith | Mar 19, 2018 | Personal Pigeonholes
Disappointment is in the eye of the . . . Nothing like an expensive SUV plastered with bumper stickers condemning God, political leaders, and mocking prayer to get my attention! The most arresting one stated simply, Nothing Disappoints like Prayer. Yeah, well, I...
by Barbara Smith | Dec 30, 2017 | Gardening & Housekeeping
I know it’s good for me, but I resist buying, cooking or eating kale. Sources say Americans know something else might be good for us, but we aren’t asking God to relieve our stress. Seems like more of us are resisting prayer, the way I resist kale. That’s not...