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

  • Conundrum

    given on Sunday, February 27, 2011 Conundrum   This week has put me into a conundrum.  For three weeks I have used the Life Application Study Bible’s blueprint for Philippians to provide a structure for the sermons.  I really thought that was a safe way to dive into a new…

  • Cruciform

    given on Sunday, February 13, 2011 Cruciform.  That is a new word for me.  It looks rather like crucifix yet the context does not seem to fit.  The source is the New Interpreter’s Bible, and I was reading was over Philippians 2, particularly verses 19-30 in which Paul explains who…

  • Imprisoned

    given on Sunday, February 6, 2011 @font-face { font-family: “Cambria”; }p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: “Times New Roman”; }a:link, span.MsoHyperlink { color: blue; text-decoration: underline; }a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { color: purple; text-decoration: underline; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; } Have you felt imprisoned this week?  The…

  • Name the Dream; Continue to Grow

    given on Sunday, January 30, 2011 after a two week break The last few weeks provided this brain to shut down and then reboot, in the language of today’s technology.  The brain is rebooted, but it still lacks something.  When we last met together, I challenged each of you to…

  • Dare to Dream

    given on Sunday, January 9, 2010 “If you aren’t dreaming, you must be dead.” Those words are just driving me nuts.  Max shared this saying with me after last week’s service, and those words have just boiled up in my mind all week long—I knew they had to be used…

  • Old or New?

    given on Sunday, January 2, 2010 Maybe you thought the next question would be  “fork or spoon?” or “oil or cream?” but it is a new year and the questions start swarming around us as we look at the past and look at the future.  At this moment we are…

  • The Word: Our Words

    given on Sunday, December 26, 2010 The Christmas cards keep coming in the mail.  There is one set, though, that I have to admit are not—my own cards.  There they are, all sitting on the desk.  I usually write a family letter to update all the family and friends of…

  • What If?

    given on Sunday, December 19, 2010 What If? 18-19 The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Before they came to the marriage bed, Joseph discovered she was pregnant.  (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn’t know that.) …

  • Questions Are Okay

    given on Sunday, December 12, 2010 Main idea: Even John had doubts who Jesus was. Questions: What doubts do we have about Jesus even today? How do we handle our own doubts about Jesus? How can we answer others’ doubts? Do you ever catch yourself lost in thought?  Does one…

  • Do you need a sign?

    given on Sunday, December 5, 2010: Main idea: John the Baptist prepared the people for the coming of the Messiah. Questions: Who is John the Baptist? Why was it necessary for John the Baptist to predict Jesus’ coming? Do we need another prophet today? Are we really prepared for Christ…