Ready or Not!
My dad has always been interested in prophecy and the study of last things, which means I grew up in a state of urgency. My dad is convinced that God is painting a picture through the heavens with a blood red moon over Jerusalem on July 27th, aka the 15th of Av, the day that…
Tough Questions (HSM teaching on June 24)
So I was asked to teach on the topic of evil in student ministries yesterday. Here is my basic outline: Hi, I am Miriam and I am the one who sends you all the emails that you don’t read! I work here at church and I teach at Trinity as well. I was a youth…
Women’s Summer Study Panel 6/13/18
Nearly 40 years ago, when I was a student at Biola and met my future life partner I anticipated many things, but no matter what one anticipates the future is never certain. Who would ever have anticipated where God would lead us? Or how many kids we would minister to or raise? Who could anticipate…
Holacracy, Democracy or Theocracy
Here are some thoughts about what I heard on Thursday about the new org chart. I know the pendulum needed to swing away from a bias of experience, which insists that the way it was done in the past must remain the blueprint for everyone. I like the move toward a more collaborative work model.…
Billy Graham
Well Dr Graham went home to heaven yesterday and everyone seems to be sharing their memories and stories of this amazing evangelist, known as America’s Pastor. I too have stories! My first remembrance is when I was probably 4 years old. We sat really high up in the Coliseum in LA and I remember that…
Ears to Hear Sunday January 28
Proverbs 3:13-26 13 Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who obtains understanding. 14 For her benefit is more profitable than silver, and her gain is better than gold. 15 She is more precious than rubies, and none of the things you desire can compare with her. 16 Long life is in…
Weird!
When we were dating, our common friends would remark that we certainly belonged together since we are both weird. Not sure if that word has new or negative connotations but at the time it certainly was accurate! So much so, that 35 years later the child of one of our former students texted me to…
Who am I?
I know I wear a variety of hats in my life. Most of them give me hat head so that I don’t want to take them off. Nevertheless, I need to be ready to switch roles and I have put some hats on a shelf (pastor) or thrown them out (wife). Often at work I…
Barnacles on the Ship of Life
So I know that I am getting older. No matter how I try to disguise it or ignore it, it is a real thing. There are things about getting older that are good, but this one thing is not. I went to my doctor this week to have her check some spots on my skin,…
Freedom through obedience
I had the privilege of sharing at the HS Girls Fall retreat last weekent. The theme was Captive, based on 2 Cor. 10: For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. 4The weapons we fight withare not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine…