Susandoodles

Susandoodles

Love God, love life, love one another.

Susan is trained in journalism, teaching and ministry;
now retired, the blog provides a means to continue sharing thoughts.

Category: Religion

  • God’s Gifts: In the beginning . . .

    given on Sunday, December 1, 2013 referencing scriptures Genesis 2:1-22             Thanksgiving is over and the holiday season is in full swing.  Gift giving is one almost everybody’s mind, and the insanity begins.  Lists are made of all the family and friends for whom traditionally gifts are made, purchased, wrapped,…

  • Shouldn’t giving thanks be simple?

    given on Sunday, November 10, 2013 Scripture:  I Chronicles 16:7-36 as found in The Message The last few days have been spectacular with the temperatures, the blue skies, and mild November temperatures.  It is easy to forget how hot we were a few months ago or how tired we were…

  • Why practice thanks?

    given on Sunday, November 3, 2013:          November is here!  No one seems to understand why I dread this month, and that might be why I am discovering a shift in my attitude.  Thank goodness, because I needed a change. Maybe living around so many enthusiastic deer hunters is part…

  • Avoiding Hell Even on Halloween

    given on Sunday, October 27, 2013 Welcome to the end of October!  The days are getting shorter and by the time we meet again, we will lose daylight savings time.  Shorter days will be even shorter.  Halloween is just around the corner and the store shelves are filled with images…

  • Why the healing? Why the miracles?

    given on Sunday, October 20, 2013          Jesus began his ministry reaching out to the people walking right beside him along the road.  The Sermon on the Mount set the foundation for his teaching, preaching, and healing.  Certainly Jesus had to teach his followers how to shift from living under…

  • How did Jesus teach? The Beatitudes & The Last Supper

    given on Sunday, October 6, 2013–Worldwide Communion Day Scripture Base:  Matthew 5: 5-12 and Luke 6:20-23 Teaching and preaching seemingly follow similar methods and often the two careers seem to merge.  In fact, the training is very similar especially in classes concerning delivery of content.  The difference between the two…

  • Teach, Preach, Heal: I can only imagine. . .

    given on Sunday, September 29, 2013 Scripture base:  Matthew 4:23-25 Can you imagine what the side of the mountain looked like as Jesus begins the Sermon on the Mount?  I can only imagine what it must have been like: First, there was this man traveling along the road with a…

  • Are you a worrywart?

    given on Sunday, September 22, 2013 How many times have we come together on Sunday morning bemoaning what has happened during the week?  Monday I stopped at the dentist office and started watching the news report about the shooting in Washington D.C.  The report was another horrendous violent act by…

  • Am I a goat or a sheep?

    given on Sunday, September 15, 2013          Have you seen the TV ad with the ‘Quadricorn’ or the unicorn with four horns rather than one?  Well, what about the one where the centaur is trying to get into the club, but the gatekeeper lets in the Quadricorn and a goat? …

  • Serve? Grandparents did Parents did. Do we?

    given on Sunday, September 8, 2013          Watch the news tonight and see what lime green shirts show up.  Churches across Missouri and beyond are sporting them and stepping out of the norm to serve.  Today is also Grandparents Day.  [The impetus for a National Grandparents Day originated with Marian…