Living While Liz

Once again, we find ourselves in the midst of Lent, the forty days leading up to Easter. Lent is a period of reflection. Christians are fasting and praying. We see this as a time to give up something or give back something. Each year, Christians find new and innovative ways to observe Lent. And some Christians observe the traditional fast for the 40 days, having only water or juice as sustenance. We sing hymns in preparation for that time when Jesus walked a Lonesome

Love is in the air.  Romantic love.  Everyone must be talking about it.  After all, it is February.  It doesn’t matter whether you are in love, out of love, or looking for love; you have an opinion.  The new romcom movies are hitting the screens.  The stores are filled with gifts and mementos meant to tickle the fancy of young and old alike.  But the noise of the day dampens the joy that usually washes over us this time of year. Right after a Valentine’s Day advertisement for

Needing a word from God?  Then, when that word is given, what do we do? Do we recognize the timeliness of the gift?  He is precious. He has a mighty voice.  His touch is tender.  God is the very essence of peace.  God repeatedly gives to us.  If we need a word from God and do not get a word from God, what can we do?  What will we do?  We need a word from You.  I need thee every hour.  Most precious God.  No tender voice like thine can peace afford.  I need thee, oh I need the

Perhaps it’s the senses evoked by Autumn and a mind bent towards leaves blowing in the wind that have me thinking of things that swirl.  Or maybe it’s the fact that I turned another year older on Thanksgiving, and the years seemed to have just miraculously swirled away.  Nevertheless, it’s Christmas time, and everywhere I look, I see signs of cheer.  The air is full of the aromas of the season.  Thanksgiving turkey is blending into Christmas ham, and dual holiday sweet potato

They will know we are Christians by our love.  Really? Thanksgiving is celebrated this month.  But too many leaders everywhere, in every walk of life, seem to be going astray.  The White House is not the only place where leaders are wreaking havoc.  Wasn't the United States already having way too many people starving?  Did we really  need another shutdown stalemate where either side refuses to feed people when it is within their means to do so? So, what do we have to be thank

Deciding about a devotion sometimes requires thought, meditative prayer, and conversation.  This month was one of those times.  I was...

Just wanted to publish this note of thanks to all parents and guardians of children as they prepare to begin another educational year. ...

Have you ever been so smart or known so much about something that you became an ineffective messenger on the subject? Has the saying that...

I believe we all have goals and things we need to get done.  What’s first on your list, though? What is on our to-do list: Go to work,...

Honor your father and mother that your days may be long upon the land which the LORD your God is giving you  (Exodus 20:13 NIV). Train up...

The following devotion comes from reading the story of Elijah, who, after being threatened with death by Jezebel, goes and sits beneath a...