Category: Following Jesus
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An Amish Garden – A Book Review
In this collection of four novellas I particularly liked “Where Healing Blooms,” by Vanetta Chapman. Emma Hochstetter is a widow, mother, and grandmother whose prayer is that her elderly mother-in-law will never die and leave her alone on their little farm. As she straightens herself up from weeding her garden, knees popping and shoulders aching,…
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An Assignment from God – John 3
Things seem to get stirred up around Jesus, the Son of God. In John 3 an incident is recorded where Jesus is once again the subject of a disagreement. (The John in this story is known as “the Baptist” and is not the writer of the book of John.) “…Jesus and his disciples went out…
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Son, the Wine is Gone – John 2
Helpful mom that I am, I think I would have done what Mary did. She knew her son Jesus well enough to hope he would be understanding of their host’s dilemma. A huge wedding party, an important community event in those times, and they ran out of wine. I even think that I would have…
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Mistaken, by Karen Barnett – Book Review
The first thought that came to my mind after reading the first few chapters of Mistaken, Karen Barnett’s debut novel, was “refreshing.” Her story takes place in Port Angeles, Washington during Prohibition and launches into Laurie Burke’s fierce yearning to protect the men in her life and hold her family together. She is also holding…
