by Susan Jenkins Writer | Dec 23, 2015 | Bible, Christmas, History, Inspiration, Spirituality
Maybe I should have packed faster. Then I could have pleaded with Joseph to leave sooner. We should have had a room… Maybe I should have asked those kings why myrrh was brought to my baby. People are buried, wrapped in myrrh. Maybe I should have sent that back...
by Susan Jenkins Writer | Feb 19, 2014 | Bible, Faith, History, Spirituality, Uncategorized
9/11 is our modern “day that will live in infamy”. Like the first day to be so designated, it probably didn’t have to happen. in-depth research by the 9/11 Commission revealed gaps in communication among agencies, lack of immigration...
by Susan Jenkins Writer | Jan 20, 2014 | History, Opportunity, Social justice
Last year, on this commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I wrote my thoughts on the State of the Dream, all those years later. I’d briefly like to revisit that idea. LIBERTY Our country in general enjoys a liberty that was purchased by the blood of...
by Susan Jenkins Writer | Dec 23, 2013 | Bible, Faith, History, Spirituality, Uncategorized
THE MAGI AND THE GIFT The journey… We traveled far — led by a Star — from a land hungry for light, To find the infant Hebrew King, whose glory rose so bright. Gifts we’d chosen just for him – treasures of our land. How could we think to see his face...
by Susan Jenkins Writer | Oct 5, 2013 | Faith, History, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Is the church today supposed to be like the church in the Book of Acts? If not, when did it change? Some things very obviously changed from the Old Testament to the New: 1) sacrifice for sin was completed by Jesus’ work on Calvary (Hebrews 10:1-18) 2) eating...
by Susan Jenkins Writer | Apr 9, 2013 | History, Social justice, Uncategorized
What makes sane, intelligent people choose to follow a Hitler? To assist in rounding up, imprisoning, torturing, and murdering an entire race of people? The war to stop Hitler ended a mere fourteen years before I came on the scene of humanity, and it has held a sort...