Let’s Go and See the Baby

This song was formerly titled Christ is Born, but I found out another song is called that. So this is called Let’s Go and See the Baby. It’s a song about the reaction of the Shepherds to the news from … Continued

The Best Gift

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In this song, I visualize a Grandma sitting in her rocking chair with grandkids sitting around her. She wants to share with them what is the best thing about Christmas.

Jesus Sang

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Comfort/Valley. This is a musical version of the article posted on November 23. During a despondent time in my life, my inner being was crying out to Jesus. One day I sat down at the piano and played at random. … Continued

How To Be An Angel Caregiver

   “Whatever your task, work heartily, as serving the Lord and not men,” Colossians 3:23. .   Since my husband, Paul, returned home from the nursing home on Feb. 18, 2020, I have been his caregiver. He’d had lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma … Continued

Comfort (Jesus Sings to Me)

During a despondent time in my life, my inner being was crying out to Jesus. One day I sat down at the piano and played at random. Soon it seemed as if my Lord Jesus was guiding my hands. Then … Continued

Elections and Choices

At this moment, we don’t yet know the results of the Presidential election. They are still counting absentee ballots and doing recounts. Plus, there’s a question of possible fraud. Whichever candidate wins, we Americans will (hopefully) honor and respect the … Continued

Voting Decisions

Intersect, an online magazine of My Faith Votes, quotes Dr. Albert Mohler, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, as saying: “We are tempted to separate personal character and political policies as if they can be cleanly divided, but character is policy and … Continued

Why the Paradox?

“Why Lord? Why are you letting this happen?” I look around at news of the Covid-19 pandemic, cancers, fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, Iowa’s derecho wind, earthquakes, riots, persecutions around the world, plus other illnesses and tragedies. My heart goes out in … Continued

Who Needs You?

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A specific song has been going through my mind for days. In the mid-1980s, I fell in love with this meaningful song. It seemed to speak my heart’s feelings to my Savior, Jesus Christ. Anne Murray recorded “You Needed Me” sometime … Continued

Questions about Running the Race

In 2016, my devotional titled “Running the Race,” published in The Upper Room, prompted an interesting discussion. I am reprinting it here. A reader asked many questions to clarify what I believed. I answered: Thank you, Elias, for commenting on my … Continued