by JemB | Dec 25, 2018 | Bible, God's love, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
Jerry and I have most of our gift giving occasions between October – December. That is the timeframe of both of our birthdays, our anniversary and of course Christmas. The following post was written late in December several years ago, but the truth of it...
by JemB | May 10, 2018 | Bible, Disability, Instructions for Life, Ministry, Ponderings
We often use puppets and role-play when communicating Biblical truth to students with intellectual impairments. On this particular Sunday, the students were re-enacting the story with puppets. At the end of the replay, as the students were relinquishing their puppets...
by JemB | Mar 29, 2018 | Bible, God's love, Hope
Holy Week. Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday. This is the pinnacle of my faith. Jesus whose birth I celebrate at Christmas as Emmauel, God with us, took the ultimate step of being with me. He didn’t offer his life on the cross because it was easy. He...
by JemB | Jun 10, 2017 | Bible, God's love, Hope, Instructions for Life
In my part time work in a financial planer’s office I sometimes hear phone conversations between one of our customer service reps and fund companies. One of the questions that still catches my attention is when our rep asks the vendor if the particular product...
by JemB | Jul 30, 2016 | God's love, Instructions for Life, Lessons Learned, Ponderings
I am not a good swimmer, but I LOVE swimming, especially outside. Somehow the combination of the water and the sun doesn’t just motivate me to exercise, but it provides a form of therapy for me. I start my laps by doing a variety of strokes (I like to call them...
