A hummingbird nest!
I have always wished I could see a hummingbird nest. Each morning as I sit at my dining room having breakfast, I watch the little hummingbirds flitting about the hummingbird feeder … then they zip across the back…
We all need a little support!
Mid-July is usually when the very first green beans are ready to be picked … and eaten! Yay! So I went out to the garden to see how the beans were doing. Lo and behold … the poor…
“Power hitters” in the church of ancient Rome
As I have been studying through the book of Romans, imagining what it might have been like to live in ancient Rome and to have received this letter from the Apostle Paul, I automatically assumed these people were…
What do we know about the Christians living in ancient Rome?
As the Apostle Paul concludes his letter to the early Christians living in ancient Rome, we learn a lot about these people. For starters, it seems that a lady named Phoebe was the one who delivered this letter…
“Marked” by Jesus – A life without judgmentalism.
Here you can see an ancient paved street very similar to what the streets of ancient Rome were probably like. This street is in the ancient city of Pompeii (from the exact same time period as ancient Rome). …
“Marked” by Jesus – A life characterized by holiness.
In writing to the early Christians living in ancient Rome, the Apostle Paul instructs: “So let us put aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light. Let us behave decently, as in the daytime,…
“Marked” by Jesus – A life characterized by peace.
Upon arriving in Rome, our tour bus dropped us off at Piazza del Popolo. We couldn’t check into our hotel until 4:30pm, so our tour group was dropped off to explore the historical/touristy area for a couple of…
“Marked” by Jesus – A life characterized by generosity.
We’ve been looking at the Apostle Paul’s letter to the early Christians living in ancient Rome. These Jesus-followers did not have the Bible. They simply had heard the good news about Jesus Christ – how Jesus is the…
“Marked” by Jesus – Faithful in prayer.
When hubby and I visited Rome and Pompeii, we were clearly “marked” as tourists. Anybody looking at us could immediately tell we were tourists. What was it about us that “marked” us as tourists? We both were wearing…
“Marked” by Jesus – Patient in affliction.
The early Christians living in ancient Rome did not have the Bible. They simply had heard the good news about Jesus Christ – how Jesus is the son of God and the Savior of the world – and…