•                   Panic settled upon me after hearing how driven the state of Kansas has become in  its effort to lure, entice, kidnap the KC Chiefs across state lines. Wouldn’t that be a federal offense?                   The same sense of panic sat in when Jackson County failed to renew the tax for the KC Royals in April.                     Why panic?  I

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  • During the past few months, I have had the honor of officiating at two funerals, and yesterday I attended a third funeral.  There is one resounding principle that keeps ringing in my ears:  the greatest gift ever is love. Yesterday’s funeral was for a member of my church family of 28 years.  I came to this community to

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  • Sermon given on Sunday, January 14, 2018:  This sermon serves as an introduction to sermons based on the images included in the stained glass window. Special note: The Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, KS, has a stained glass window that captures God’s story and during a conference the images mesmerized me. The next few

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  • This is the final sermon based on the Advent study, Christmas Presents That Won’t Break, written by James Moore and Jacob Armstrong.  The original plan was to present the sermon on Sunday, December 30, 2017.  Unfortunately the frigid temperatures prompted the decision to cancel worship that Sunday.  Therefore, this has been edited to be given Sunday, January

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  • Well, there is nothing like taking a recipe and trying out something new.  Sometimes tweaking a recipe does not work, but I thought this would be yummy and risked the tweak.  I found this last year on http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com when she posted Twelve Days of Christmas Cookies.  But, I followed the recipe and then added a

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  • The pot is simmering on the stove and the all-important ingredient this New Years Day is black-eyed peas.  Even though I do have a tendency to follow a menu filled with “seasonal” favorites, today I have to admit that I add in black-eyed peas to accommodate my husband’s superstitious request. He believes that to have

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  • The last Sunday morning of 2017 and Mother Nature is getting our attention.  The churches in our area have canceled primarily because of the risk involved in getting the parishioners out. I have one more sermon from the Advent study, Christmas Presents That Won’t Break, by James Moore and Jacob Armstrong.  Christmas does not really conclude

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  • Sermon given on Sunday, Christmas Eve 2017, based on the Advent study by James W. Moore and Jacob Armstrong, Christmas Presents That Won’t Break.  Even though Advent comes to a conclusion with Christmas Day, the study will be followed for the next week or two.  Many thanks to Moore and Armstrong for publishing this study so

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  • This is the 3rd of the Advent series based on James W. Moore’s and Jacob Armstrong’s Advent study, Christmas Presents That Won’t Break.  As always, I am very appreciative for the work these two have done and making it available to others for their Advent.   Scripture: Matthew 1:22-25, NLT      22 All of this occurred

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  • LOVE:  The Christmas Present that Won’t Break

    This is the second in a series based on James Moore’s and Jacob Armstrong’s Advent study, Christmas Presents That Won’t Break.  Again, I want to thank them for their work and allowing churches to use their ideas. John 3:16 16 “For this is how God loved the world: He gave his one and only Son, so that everyone

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  • Welcome to Advent!  This sermon was given on Sunday, December 3, 2017 as the first of a series based on Moore’s and Armstrong’s book and devotions, Christmas Presents That Won’t Break.  Please read the introduction and the sermon based on what I read in their book.  Many thanks to them for writing the study.  I pray

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  • It’s Advent Eve!

    Sermon for Sunday, November 26, 2017 How many of you know that today is the last Sunday of the church year? When considering the Sunday calendar, today is like “Advent Eve”. Therefore, what better time is there to write our Christmas card letter. The custom of sending Christmas cards has really changed over my lifetime

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