Healing the Bitter Waters
(Copyright) by Catherine C. Kroeger (Brewster, Massachusetts) Joanna has given us a wonderful spiritual pilgrimage through the story of the Exodus. St. Paul wrote that this saga supplies us with spiritual examples. (1 Cor. 10:6), and we are invited to apply the episodes to our personal lives. In the Exodus narrative, there are several stories about […]
And Hagar WENT BACK
(Copyright) by Catherine C. Kroeger (Brewster, Massachusetts) What a disappointment it is when we try so very hard to help a woman who has decided to leave an abusive situation! We scurry around to locate food, clothing, toiletries, toys for the children, furniture and bedding, a place to stay. We approach the deacons for emergency […]
The Candidate Who Didn’t Have Enough Votes
(Copyright) by Catherine C. Kroeger (Brewster, Massachusetts) In the 1930s, Minnesota had a brilliant young governor who captivated my family’s imagination and admiration. His innovative labor program became a national model, and soon his sights had moved beyond the state level to broader objectives. Harold Stassen set the national record as having tried for the […]
The Victim Beside the Road
(Copyright 2006) by Catherine C. Kroeger (Brewster, Massachusetts) A traveler was trudging along the way between Jerusalem and Jericho. The road in that direction is an easy one, all downhill; for Jerusalem is on high ground and the land around the Dead Sea lies 1390 feet below sea level. So, it was that our traveler […]
are the shepherds safeguarding the lives of the sheep?
(Copyright) by Catherine C. Kroeger (Brewster, Massachusetts) Only yesterday I was told of a Christian woman who escaped a viciously cruel marriage and went to consult her pastor. The man of God, wishing to restore domestic peace and harmony, sent the fearful congregant back to her home along with his well-meant prayers and good advice. […]