by Helen | Nov 21, 2017 | Bible Study
November is National Adoption Awareness month. As I have seen stories and reference to adoption this month, I have thought often about my own experience. Adoption is a key factor in my own story, which you can read here. As an adopted child I know that families are...
by Helen | Jun 24, 2017 | Bible Study
Today I began a new chronological epoch in my yearly Bible reading as I opened the book of Acts. I always love this point in reading through the Bible: all the wicked kings are buried in their tombs, I survived Ezekiel’s apocalyptic visions with only a few more...
by Helen | May 26, 2016 | Book Reviews, Cults
I recently celebrated a milestone 70th birthday, which got me thinking about 1970 and the major transformations in my life that occurred then. I’ve described that experience in my testimony, which you can read here. My experience in the early 1970’s was...
by Helen | Apr 2, 2016 | Bible Study, Prayer
This year I am following the Bible Project reading plan and this morning read 2 Samuel 8 where King David is solidifying his administration and appointing court officials. Most are what you might expect in an ancient kingdom: the general over his army, the men over...
by Helen | Mar 31, 2016 | Writing
C. S. Lewis is one of my favorite authors. I marvel how God inspired a man with the sophisticated understanding to read much of medieval literature in its original languages and brought him to write simple children’s stories full of profound truth. The following...