Faithpondering

Category: Faith

  • The Gift of Pondering

    Ok, so it’s been way too long since we have posted. Maybe we (I) haven’t been doing what our blog name implies, pondering faith. Got too busy, too distracted, to take time to ponder. Today is a good day to begin again. It’s so good that God doesn’t condemn when we take those ‘sabbaticals’ . …

  • Ode to Potatoes (A Poem for Lent)

    Oh potato I love you No matter how you look You can be baked You can be loaded You can be scalloped or mashed Oh potato I love you No matter how you look You can be french fried You can be hashed You can even be chipped But today dear potato I’m laying you…

  • Happy Fastnacht (aka Fasnacht) Day!

    When we moved to Lancaster County, PA six years ago, we were welcomed with some interesting local sayings from the heavy PA Dutch influence here, and a whole new day of celebration we had never heard of – Fastnacht Day! My husband works for a large farm equipment dealer in the area, so he really…

  • And the Winner Is…..

    I’m a foodie and I can attribute my borderline obsession with food to my husband.  He comes from a long line of amazing home cooks and has picked up all the ‘tricks of the trade’ by observing his mother and memere (grandmother) in the kitchen.  Out of hundreds of meals produced by his hands, I…

  • Face Plant

    A few weeks ago on my way home from work, I couldn’t help but notice the most beautiful bright shining moon. I pulled into the driveway, shut the car door and decided to get the mail. My arms were full, but I thought I could handle a few more items. I proceeded to walk down…

  • Five Unusual Signs of Blessing

    ‘God bless you.’  I’ve said that to people, have you?  What do we mean when we say that?  I think I’ve meant – ‘may everything go your way’. But some of the ways Jesus described blessing in the Bible seem to be a little different.  In Matthew 5, in what is called the Beatitudes, Jesus…

  • Stacy

    Last year while living in Columbia, I had the great privilege of attending a Bible study led by Stacy, a very Godly woman in my church.  What I loved most about the way that she taught was seeing the genuineness and realness of her relationship with the Lord.  He really was living and present in every aspect…

  • The Dichotomy

    We’re so stuck on our outward appearance.  Watching TV and movies, you’d think that’s all there is to life.  But there is this great dichotomy happening within and without each of us.  Do you feel it?  Paul, the writer of the 2nd letter to the Corinthian church years ago, understood it.  Listen to this from…

  • He Walks With Me and He Talks With Me

    I’m thinking of an old hymn this morning as I write this. I deeply  appreciate the old hymns because they are so full of such deep meaning. Many are full of theology, some are cries to God for help, many contain Scripture. I also enjoy the new worship songs of this day, but nothing will…