As we approach Halloween, the glorification of death, goblins, ghosts, and all things macabre, it might be wise t know that eternity, whether heaven or hell is immediate at death, and indeed, is forever. Yesterday, our Covenant Bible Study focused on the story of a rich man and a poor man named Lazarus. It is found in Luke the sixteenth chapter, verses 19-31.
I quote from the English Standard Version of the Bible: 19 “There was a rich man who was…..
Sometimes, life as we know it, or think we do, goes off the rails—figuratively speaking. Catastrophic results turn our world upside down, and we don’t yet know the depth or width of the results.
Last week the world was rocked by the assassination of Turning Point’s charismatic leader, Charlie Kirk. This young man led a movement to allow young people to debate the issues of our time from the conservative Christian point of view. It is said he was responsible…..
As you know, I’m busy compiling my “senior” writers’ latest anthology, to be titled Bridges. We have explored bridges between generations, actual bridges we’ve known in our lives, railroad bridges, friendships, people we’ve known in our travels or careers, stories about our animal pets, and what we’ve learned from history–wisdom we can pass on to grandchildren and beyond. We should complete this, our fourth anthology since January 2024. We have legacies to leave.
I took out time to read a…..
Sometimes, life as we know it, or think we do, goes off the rails—figuratively speaking. Catastrophic results turn our world upside down, and we don’t yet know the depth or width of the results.
Last week the world was rocked by the assassination of Turning Point’s charismatic leader, Charlie Kirk. This young man led a movement to allow…..
Today is my dear husband Ev Jackson’s birthday. When we married in 1968, we had no idea, how our love for each other could grow beyond the passion of young love and early commitment to the kind of love we know on our 85th birthdays. Ev married an “older woman,” by a month and four days. My birthday is June 25th (the best one, of course, exactly six months from Christmas) and his on July 29th. We were born in…..
I am currently working on a book of my poetry, sort of a compilation of things I’ve previously written plus some new pieces reflecting my Godwalk recently. Birthdays are good times to reflect. I can’t imagine it’s true, but I am now eighty-five years old. Where did the time go? How much more time do…..
It’s cliche, I know. It’s a new day. That’s the title of my latest blog at www.bettyjackson.net.
It’s a good thing, I’m thinking.
It was inspired by this verse from Matthew 10:27 which says: “What I tell you now in the darkness shout abroad when daybreak comes. What I whisper in your ears, shout from the housetops for all to hear!” For those of you unfamiliar with the context, always important, this is at the beginning of Jesus’s ministry, just…..
Proverbs 2:10-12 tells us why our days are important and how we should spend them. It reads: “For wisdom will enter your heart and knowledge will fill you with joy. Wise planning will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe.”
On this day, in 1954, I learned I was chosen to give a speech at my eighth grade graduation. On this day in 1965, I earned my Masters Degree with my parents ang grandmother in attendance to congratulate me. …..
While every day is special, June 14th was always special in my family when I was growing up. It was Grandpa Whitaker’s birthday. We always celebrated with a Flag cake later, when it was designated Flag Day, but when we were little, we always had strawberry shortcake, his favorite. I remember Grandpa because he smoked cigars and always gave me the paper ring…..
Psalm 62:1-2 says: “My soul finds rest in God alone. My salvation comes from Him. He alone is my rock, and my salvation. He is my fortress I will never be shaken.”
ALONE
When I feel…..