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

  • Vacation Reflections: Love God. Love life. Love one another.

    given on Sunday, August 12, 2012 after two weeks off:   Several years ago, I created my own belief statement.  I have it as part of my signature on emails.  Over the various studies and readings, I find myself re-affirming these words as my basic foundation:  Love God.  Love Life. …

  • What do you mean Holy Ghost? Who is the Holy Spirit?

    given on Sunday, July 8, 2012 If a tree falls in the forest, does it make noise?  This is just one of those questions people ask in fun; but also this is a question to ponder and to argue with deep-seeded thinkers.  Questions like this are used in schools to…

  • Dreaming through God’s Eyes

    given on Sunday, July 1, 2012 Hot summer days are traditionally times when we fall into daydreams.  The thoughts of cool vacation spots in the mountains, sitting on a boat in the early morning cool, or lounging on a beach with a book may be the ideal getaway.  Daydreaming lets…

  • It’s Fathers Day: Whom are you honoring?

    given on Sunday, June 17, 2011–Father’s Day     It’s Father’s Day:  Whom are you honoring?               The question developed while discussing sermons and Father’s Day at Annual Conference.  I mentioned that I was beginning to see some sermon ideas that I could use and how I needed to…

  • Pentecost & Memorial Day

    given on Sunday, May 27,2012 Pentecost & Memorial Day          Looking at the calendar sometimes reveals a surprise or two.  This week’s surprise was seeing that Pentecost and Memorial Day weekend coincided.  Our American holiday of Memorial Day eclipses the Christian recognition of Pentecost.  This creates a quandary—how to work…

  • Mother’s Grace: God’s Grace

    given on Mothers Day, May 13, 2012   Mothers everywhere have learned to follow a routine to maintain the family’s heartbeat.  The household has to run smoothly, the meals have to be prepared, and the laundry needs doing, too.  Those are just the three primary maintenance issues, but the list…

  • Call to Action: What would John Wesley do?

    given on Sunday, April 29, 2012 Special introduction:  This blog entry is more of a reflection and sharing of Missouri’s UMC Bishop testimony and the Call to Action which is currently under review at the denomination’s General Conference.  This is not a comfortable discussion, but probably necessary in view of…

  • Year by Year, Earth Day by Earth Day: Are We Good Stewards?

    given on Sunday, April 22, 2012 Earth Day began with the story in Genesis 1: 1-2First this: God created the Heavens and Earth—all you see, all you don’t see. Earth was a soup of nothingness, a bottomless emptiness, an inky blackness. God’s Spirit brooded like a bird above the watery…

  • The Promise Box

    given on Sunday, April 15, 2012 The Promise Box:  Received as a Gift Years separated us.  Occasionally we ran into each other, but usually there was not enough time to say more than hi, exchange a pleasantry, and then good-bye. Strange considering we had spent hours each school day together. …

  • Have you ever wondered what a difference a day makes?

    given on Easter Sunday, April 8, 2012 Have you ever wondered          One question from a friend is all it took:  Have you ever wondered what a difference one day makes?  One question, just one has circled in and out of my head for days, weeks now.  Have you ever…