by JemB | Mar 30, 2016 | God's love, Peace
I was in a prayer group today in which we reflected on John 20:19-23. I smiled as I read, That Sunday evening the disciples were meeting behind closed doors because they were afraid of the Jewish leaders. Suddenly, Jesus was standing there among them! ‘Peace...
by JemB | Jan 31, 2016 | God's love, Hope, Peace, Ponderings
In recent weeks it seems that Heaven has gained a lot of mighty fine people who are dearly missed here. I know that happens every day, but we seem to know more people who have made that journey recently. I was talking with a friend (and my chiropractor) about this as...
by JemB | Jan 7, 2016 | Friendship, God's love, Ministry, Peace
Our family has often smiled that my mom found people she knew everywhere she went. She had only lived in PA for a few weeks (Jerry and I had already been here 3 years) when we walked into a department store and right away she saw a new friend! About a week ago one of...
by JemB | Dec 6, 2015 | Peace
A year or so ago I took an informal survey among my caregiving friends asking them to complete the sentence, “You know you’re a caregiver when . . . ” The responses ran the gamut from humorous to painful to thought provoking. They were also...
by JemB | Nov 28, 2015 | Peace
Both in my own life, and in my ministry life I’ve been working through a lot of information and teaching on Sabbath and rest. I am a better experiential learner, which makes this picture God gave me today all the sweeter! If this is not your first time reading...
by JemB | Nov 8, 2015 | Friendship, God's love, Lessons Learned, Marriage, Peace
Last week while driving to my first appointment of the day I inadvertently incited road rage in someone. I wanted to change lanes and looked (twice in fact!) to make sure there was no one in the lane, or in my blind spot. Seeing none, I began to change lanes when...