Sabbath Thoughts Blog

My grandma always berates me for not keeping a journal. “One day you’ll wish you had!” she says. “You won’t be able to remember those funny things that happened or all the details about any trips you take if you don’t write it down!” And of course she is right, but I’ve tried keeping a…

The Christmas season is here and with it comes the myriad of popular songs that play on the radio, in stores, and even at the gas pump. You really cannot escape it completely! One popular song about Santa says “he knows when you are sleeping, he knows when you are awake, he knows if you’ve…

Growing up I loved Christmas (and with the exception of how busy I am at work, I still do). The excitement, the glittering decorations, the giving and getting, time spent with family, the always hoped for but rarely seen Christmas snow, and most importantly… no school! I also loved a few Christmas hymns, especially “Joy…

In Sabbath school, we discussed the merits of exposure to differing viewpoints so that our own understanding and knowledge of different topics grows and we might better understand others. I’m sure most of you know by now that I’m a glass half empty kind of person. If you ever want a view point of the…

Our small church has an average attendance of about 10 to 20 people. How amazing and wonderful that within such a relatively small number we have three pianists. And this past Sabbath, our guest pastor could also play quite beautifully. Each person has their own style of playing, and I enjoy hearing each one. Our…

Some days I don’t even make it out of bed before I’m saying and doing things I wish I wasn’t. Does that ever happen to you? You open your eyes and are immediately assailed by the evil one or at least the evil within your own heart? I often get up and pray that the…

I came close to not going to church yesterday. I have been dealing with a reaction to a medication I took. I didn’t feel guilty or bad for not going. I can spend time with God anywhere. (Although we are advised to “not forsak[e] the assembling of ourselves together” (Hebrews 10:25).) I felt I would…

I don’t always make logical decisions. One weekend, while I was attending college, I decided to drive home even though on Sunday, the day I would have to return, it was calling for snow. For once, the weather people were right. So my parents decided it would be safer for them to drive me back…

Have you ever secretly hoped that God would not answer your prayer? This seems counterproductive doesn’t it? I’ve been praying off and on for a while now that God would direct me in regards to my work life. But I confess I’m a bit afraid of what He might ask me to do or not…

I once read someone compare leaving your house without spending time with God to leaving your house without putting on clothing. Some mornings, like this morning, I sleep a little too long and scramble to do all the “necessary” things in my morning routine. Ironically, what usually gets left out is actually the most important…

A while back in Sabbath School, we discussed how students should choose what field of study they wanted to pursue. Someone suggested that students should be encouraged to study something they have a passion for. I agree. Where the problem lies, for me anyway, is where is that passion? As a small child, I wanted…

“Now it happened as they went that He entered a certain village; and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus’ feet and heard His word. But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she approached Him and said, ‘Lord, do…