The Mother’s Day message you won’t hear

by Janet Denison | May 9, 2023 | Blog

The inbox on my computer is filled each morning with ads selling what “every mom wants.” Sunday is a big day for a lot of us. After all, where would we be without our moms?  Preachers in every pulpit will bring up the point that we are commanded to love and honor our...

If you had the power to change one thing

by Janet Denison | Mar 23, 2022 | Blog

I’ve always enjoyed the story of Aladdin and the Arabian Nights. As a child, I imagined having the magic lamp with the genie inside and thought about what I might wish for.  I recently found out the background of that story is much different than I thought and...

What does a disciple look like?

by Janet Denison | Jun 30, 2021 | Blog

I’ve been blogging this month about Christian priorities. I could probably spend the rest of the year on that subject, but I won’t.  I wanted to close this month with one final perspective. That perspective comes from an often undermentioned portion of a...

Remember and forget like God

by Janet Denison | Jun 16, 2021 | Blog

My friends and I stood in line for three hours in Westwood, California, in order to see one of the premiere showings of the movie The Way We Were. It was 1973, and the mix of Robert Redford and Barbra Streisand was worth the wait! The last scene in the movie still...

Why don’t oil and water mix?

by Janet Denison | Jun 9, 2021 | Blog

We were recently in Hawaii and revisited the Pearl Harbor National Memorial. To this day, oil seeps from the wreckage of the USS Arizona and floats on the water above. It is profoundly moving because so many American soldiers remain buried below.  It’s important...