Koinonia Prompt #1: Thanksgiving — I know we’ve all heard over and over, that we are to be thankful in all circumstances, and we are, in everything, to give thanks, but we’re also told we do NOT have to be thankful FOR the bad things. …

It is not your imagination but it’ll be good — A woman was driving alone, one night, on a long trip. Having just left a convenience store and taken the on-ramp back to the Interstate, she felt less lonely because some guy had held the door for her as he’d left the store. …

An ageless love story — I once knew a lady who ran an amazing dress shop. I was new in town and had asked a new friend where I could shop for nicer clothing. She’d recommended this place that looked horrible. …

How did that happen? — This is a summary of the last three years of attendance trends in our church. We lost only one family, and that was not due to the pandemic. Our situation We are a small congregation worshiping inside a small, antique building. Capacity seating might be about 80; normal attendance ranges from 45…

The annual word-picking thing, made relevant — We’d been serving a congregation about fifty miles away from us, driving over an hour, one way, through farmland with winding roads and 90-degree curves. As long as we didn’t meet a train blocking the way, we’d arrive timely. Otherwise, not. We’d also been half-heartedly house hunting in the small…

Memories that re-ignite my tired mitochondria — This will be long but fascinating, I hope We’ve always heated our home with wood, whenever possible. Husband was a forester by profession, planting trees and making sure they grew. Because we used wood heat, no part of any tree was wasted. Industry removed oak trunks for cabinetry; we got the limbs, the best firewood. More about husband: Fire It’s a life.medium.com