Raised in the 1960’s and 70’s in a rather typical Seventh-day Adventist home, my five siblings and I were left to picture God as old, cold, and hard. We learned about John 3:16 and that was great, but what always came through to me at the end was that I was bad, I needed to … Continue reading –>
Some of you will remember Tyler, who was for many years the main moderator, and frequent commentor on the Sabbath School Net Blog. We learned with sadness that Tyler passed away in November last year. I have known Tyler through our work on Sabbath School Net for quite a few years. He had the ability … Continue reading –>
As the United States celebrates Black History month, I was thinking of my first black friend. While the phrase “My first black friend” probably sounds silly to a child of today, when I was a young kid in 1970 we lived in a white neighborhood in Tulsa, the city famous for the Race Riot of 1921. … Continue reading –>
It was November, 1966. My husband was in the Army and I was at home with our young son. Our second child was due in January. The princely sum of $183.10 a month (the Army allotment for dependents) didn’t go very far. First, I would lay aside the tithe, then the house payment of $64. … Continue reading –>
Before they call I will answer; while they are still speaking I will hear. Isaiah 65:24, NIV It was a dreary day. The rain had come down in a drizzle that wet everything but didn’t clean it. The country roads were slick and dangerous. We were returning from visiting relatives one Sabbath afternoon. My stepfather … Continue reading –>
While I became a literature evangelist in 1990, it just occurred to me, that it has now been 20 years since I first became a Bible Worker in the Owasso-Claremore district of the Oklahoma Seventh-day Adventist Conference in 1993. A lot of water has passed under the bridge and through the baptisteries since then, and over time I would like to share some … Continue reading –>
