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

  • Just who is the Holy Spirit? How do you recognize him, her, it?

    given on Sunday, May 19, 2013, Pentecost Sunday. Opening Scripture:  Judge 3:10 10 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge. He went to war against King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram, and the Lord gave Othniel victory over him.—the NLT   Have you ever heard those stories…

  • Through the Eyes of a Gardener

    given on Sunday, May 12, 2013 Scripture:  Psalm 145, the Message Spring 2013 has been challenging to say the least.  We have broken so many norms of Missouri weather it just does not seem like the day on the calendar really matches the day we experience as we walk out…

  • Meet the Maccabees

    given on Sunday, April 28, 2013:  Sometimes we get so involved in the world about us, that we do not see how our Christian lifestyle is slipping away.  Here is my question, are we like the Maccabees or are we succumbing to the secular world? April’s Apocrypha Lesson:  Meet the…

  • April’s apocrypha lessons: Telling the old, old stories

    given on Sunday, April 21, 2013 Apocrypha Lesson:  Stories of Faith          Have I a story to tell you!  I have been swamped by all the stories I have heard around town.  Granted some of the stories may be a bit exaggerated since they are spreading like wildfire, but still…

  • Apocrypha lesson: Don’t Be Idle About Idolatry

    given on Sunday, April 14, 2013 (The second of the April Apocrypha series.) The Letter of Jeremiah or Baruch 6:1-6, 36-40, and 70-73 of the Apocrypha the NRSV,ACE (italics added for emphasis only) A copy of a letter that Jeremiah sent to those who were to be taken to Babylon…

  • A is for Apocrypha; P is for Psalms

    given on Sunday, April 7, 2013 Every once and a while an idea just starts bubbling up in the brain, and no matter what you do, you cannot get rid of it.  Several weeks ago, even before Lent, I started wondering about the apocrypha.  Never had it been included either…

  • Such a Long Wait and Now This!

    given on Easter Sunday, March 31, 201 Scripture I:  Matthew 25;31-36 from the NLT 31 “But when the Son of Man[a] comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. 32 All the nations[b] will be gathered in his presence, and he will…

  • In the Words of Saint Patrick

    given on Sunday, March 17, 2013 In the Words of Saint Patrick          Reading about St. Patrick revealed a few surprises.  First, I had no idea beforehand of the historical significance of the man himself.  I was surprised to learn that he had been kidnapped by the Druids from his…

  • Breaking Sin’s Code Part 4: DONE.

      Okay, done.  Sin’s code is broken.  Malachi never really mentioned the word ‘sin,’ but he certainly told the people of Israel that they failed to keep the commandments, especially the first one—have no other God before me.  True he outlined how the priests had failed and then how the…

  • Breaking Sin’s Code (Part 3): The People

    given on Sunday, March 3, 2013 Bible reference:  Malachi 2:17-3:19 Breaking Sin’s Code (Part 3):  The People            What do you do when a boss or a leader tells you to do something and you know it is wrong?  As I read Malachi 3, I thought of all the…