by Rachel Roen | Dec 7, 2020 | Trends
Last year, on Sunday, December 8, I did something I had never done before during the Christmas season. I attended a service for St. Lucia Day. It was held before sunrise so the path to the old church building was lit with candles to guide the participants. This small...
by Rachel Roen | Oct 26, 2020 | Life Issues
How is your vision? Do you see clearly? 20/20. When I used to hear this, what came to mind was good vision and being able to see clearly—something that people who didn’t need glasses or contacts had. They could see both far away and close up. Seeing clearly is a gift,...
by Rachel Roen | Jan 20, 2020 | Life Issues
“Feelings never lie.” This line stood out to me in Shrek the Musical when I recently saw it. The musical was fun overall, but this one line bothered me. I think it was because it was just another one of numerous messages that I’ve been hearing about feelings...
by Rachel Roen | Aug 19, 2019 | Faith
Have you had a passage of Scripture that bothers you or that you just don’t understand? I have several of them. One is Exodus 9:12, “But the Lord hardened Pharaoh’s heart and he would not listen to Moses and Aaron, just as the Lord had said to Moses” (NIV). Why is God...
by Rachel Roen | Jul 15, 2019 | Life Issues
Do you ever feel as though thinking about your future is like looking through a dense fog? You can’t see very far ahead. Maybe one step ahead, if that. I’ve been feeling like that lately—not sure what’s next, how things are going to work out, or if...
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