Tag Archives: Jesus
NO ROOM FOR JESUS?
The innkeeper is never mentioned in the Bible, but we can assume there was one since Luke says there was no room at the inn. If this were a theatrical production, we’d call on a minor character to add some dramatic … Continue reading
MY SHEPHERD IS MY KING . . .
This beautiful relief carving was installed in January, 2003 at Bay Pines Lutheran School, in Bay Pines, Florida. A friend recently sent photos of it so I’m sharing it with a poem I wrote to go along with it. Paul … Continue reading
WHEN PEACE CAME TO EARTH . . .
Today is the second Sunday in Advent. Another candle is lit on the Advent wreath. A sermon about repentance and forgiveness is spoken with passages from the Bible referring to the forerunner of Christ, John the Baptist. This was the … Continue reading
IN SEARCH OF THE LIGHT
Christmas lights are everywhere. In fact, they started to market them way back in August as the end of summer triggered the start of the holiday season. The call for making a buck can be annoying, but Christmas is something … Continue reading
JOSEPH, A MAN OF FAITH & HONOR
Nazareth was an insignificant small-town set in the hill country just a few miles from the Sea of Galilee. It had a population of about 400 people who were mostly Jewish in heritage. Everyone knew everyone else. Any news would … Continue reading
ANGELS AMONG US . . .
This time of year is filled with lights of all kinds – festive events – beautiful choral music – gifts – anticipation – excitement – stories – and angels. The Bible talks about angels being present from the beginning of … Continue reading
GOD CAME DOWN TO EARTH
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER© He was just a little baby, but like no other one,He fussed and cried like babies do, but this was God’s own Son,People came from miles around unto this unknown place,Unlike all other kingly homes, … Continue reading
A NEW MONTH WITH ABOUNDING HOPE
The month of December is filled with so much of everything, we tend to forget what the season means and the hope that is built into it. In a little town, long ago, a child was born. He was no … Continue reading
SHOP ‘TIL YOU DROP
Yesterday was my first day of Christmas shopping. I visited Hobby Lobby in hopes of finding some crafts I could make instead of investing in high buck gifts this year. I remembered how I used to make beautifully decorated ornaments … Continue reading
FEAR & ANGER CAN LEAD TO HATE
I watched a devotion from Time of Grace Ministry this morning that really made sense to me. It was about how grief can easily transfer into fear and fear into anger. We get angry when someone leaves us behind – … Continue reading
THANKSGIVING IS OVER – NOW WHAT?
When one holiday flows into another, we can become overwhelmed with parties, family gatherings, lots of selfies and anticipation for the next one. I recall walking through a Hobby Lobby last July, only to see that all the summer things … Continue reading
CHRISTMASES PAST – part two . . .
My maternal grandmother was always on top of Christmas. She had a lot of grandchildren. They weren’t wealthy – just an ordinary couple of farmers who never failed to remember those they loved. It seemed there was one tradition that … Continue reading
WE ARE FAMILY . . .
There’s nothing like a family gathering to get your heart pumping, your eyes alert, your ears partially aware and your hugs so meaningful. The pictures from yesterday show the intensity of watching football on TV – the sharing of fun … Continue reading
GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD
Today is Thanksgiving, 2023. It’s time for us to stuff ourselves beyond capacity – to fill every empty cavity with carbs and sugar – a time to forget about calories and just let ‘er rip. After that, it’s a time … Continue reading
WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE?
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER The old flour mill stands as a fortress, beside the rambling Rum River, An icon, once thriving, once useful – a place where industry grew a small town into a big city, … Continue reading
IN FLANDERS FIELD
ART BY KATHY BOECHER – POETRY BY JOHN MCRAE (1872-1918) In Flanders fields the poppies blowBetween the crosses, row on row,That mark our place: and in the skyThe larks, still bravely singing, flyScarce heard amid the guns below. We are … Continue reading
PAST SINS
There are times when old mistakes come back to haunt me. Even though I know that Jesus has paid for every one of them, they still live in my mind like a smoldering ember. I think that even believers in … Continue reading
GOD IS NOT DEAD
ART & POETRY BY PAUL & KATHY BOECHER ‘One nation under God,” is what our founders said, But something happened on the way. They now say God is dead. I know our God lives on. He stands at heaven’s gate. … Continue reading
FACELESS FRIENDS. . .
When you’re a blogger, there are so many people to interact with. I’ve never met any of them. I know only what I see of them in their postings. Their writings are often thought provoking. They become friends through those … Continue reading
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