May 1st, 1999 |
by Helen |
published in
Christian, MOPS newsletter, Writing before 2004
This is a neat time of year; winter is almost over and even if Spring hasn’t quite arrived by Easter, we know it will be here soon. Spring and Easter both remind us of new life; Spring brings new life all around us and at Easter Christians remember that Jesus was raised to life and [...]
May 1st, 1999 |
by Helen |
published in
Christian, MOPS newsletter, Writing before 2004
In the Bible the same word is used to mean “temptation” and “testing”. It seems to me that I face tests or temptation all day long as a Mom. I’m tempted to eat food I don’t need, since I’m often around the kitchen. And sometimes being with my children all day and still smiling at [...]
September 15th, 1998 |
by Helen |
published in
Christian, MOPS newsletter, Writing before 2004
This fall I’m enjoying studying Genesis in my Bible study group. Here is part of chapter 2 which tells us about God creating the first humans:
When the LORD God made the earth and the heavens…the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, [...]
August 1st, 1998 |
by Helen |
published in
Christian, MOPS newsletter, Writing before 2004
Esther is one of only two books in the Bible named after a woman! It relates the exciting account of how Esther saved the Jews from destruction during their time under Persian rule. Jews remember this wonderful deliverance annually at their feast of Purim.
May 1st, 1998 |
by Helen |
published in
Christian, MOPS newsletter, Writing before 2004
I wrote this for the May 1998 issue of our local Mother of Preschoolers Newsletter.
Well, are you ready for summer? My children are very excited that summer is coming. And I am too, although I know that summer brings the challenge of finding fun activities for my children when their scheduled ones are over and [...]
April 28th, 1998 |
by Helen |
published in
Christian, MOPS newsletter, Writing before 2004
I wrote this for the February 1998 issue of our local Mother of Preschoolers Newsletter.
Jesus said some interesting things to his followers about worrying (this is from Matthew 6:25-34 of the New International Version of the Bible):
“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about [...]