A journalist assigned to the Jerusalem bureau takes an apartment overlooking the Wailing Wall. Every day when she looked out, she sees an old Jewish man praying vigorously. So, the journalist goes down and introduces herself to the old man. She asks, “You come every day to the wall. How long have you done that,… Continue reading Simeon’s Song
Category: Songs of Winter
Where’s the Good News?
The news this last week was not good. Tragedy at Newtown; Guns and Ammo; Syria and Egypt in Chaos; The Fiscal Cliff and The Unknown Economy; Russians and Chinese Fear the End of the World; NBC Reporter Taken Hostage. That’s just a few of the headlines in the last few days. It was into this kind of world… Continue reading Where’s the Good News?
Songs of Winter – Zechariah’s Song
Songs can leave an impact upon us. Songs can change things. Most of us sing when things are going great, but what if they’re not, can we still sing? In the last blog we saw that Mary could sing after receiving very startling and overwhelming news. When you love someone you might want to sing… Continue reading Songs of Winter – Zechariah’s Song
Songs Of Winter-Mary’s Song
What kind of winter are you having right now? Winter hasn’t really come to Colorado yet, but probably has in Michigan. Even in a warm climate some of us might be in a long difficult winter season of our lives that seems to last forever. During this season we hear inescapable Christmas music and carols… Continue reading Songs Of Winter-Mary’s Song