I am thankful for the gift of medicine and technology our God has given us. I am praying the cancer cells don’t come back or reactivate. Join me in rejoicing in praise to God and join me in thankfulness even when one is still going through the pay up.

The amazing truth that confronts each of us today is that the Holy Spirit is just as active today and, in our lives, as he was on the day of Pentecost.

This coming Sunday is the last Sunday of Easter until the completion of the 50 day Easter celebration that ends with Pentecost and the coming of the Holy Spirit.

Ascension is the day we celebrate Jesus transitioning from being at one place physically, to be present everywhere, always with us, always showing up somehow, someway as King of kings.

It is hard for us to remember that Christianity isn’t our religion, but we were outsiders who have been adopted into the Jewish family, by the Jewish Messiah.

Earlier this Spring, I was cleaning up the corner flower bed by our front door. We have a large River Birch that grows there and its leaves still covered a mound on which we plant flowers. When I blew the leaves off the mound, to my surprise the Dianthus flowers and the Dusty Miller survived the winter

I came across an interesting article last week by Kelsey Borresen from the online version of Huffpost. And if you are raising or have raised children, I think that you might also want to tune in as well.

God treats you with never-ending love. An always-present ear. A forever-attentive eye. He treats you with His Son. His Spirit. His heart longing for your heart.