Thought for Today

Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake (gf)

This wonderful, slightly decadent cake is perfect for special occasions. It has become one of our favorites. Of course, this cake is gluten-free, but your guests will never know unless you tell them. Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake Ingredients:½ cup butter or margarine½ cup chopped walnuts¼ cup packed brown sugar2 apples, sliced thin — coreContinue reading “Caramel Apple Upside Down Cake (gf)”

Fun Ways to Shine Your Light: Be an Angel

Our word angel comes from the Greek ἄγγελος. It means messenger. I will always think of this with a smile remembering a fellow seminary student in Greek class who happened to be named Angel beaming and exchanging laughter with the professor about the appropriateness of his name. I do believe in God’s holy angels whoContinue reading “Fun Ways to Shine Your Light: Be an Angel”

Hope for the World Weary

Do you ever feel world weary? That is what I call that sense of sadness and overwhelm from dealing with this imperfect world we live in. This year it has become almost unbearable at times for me. How about you? I always begin celebrating Christmas in November — this year it was November 1. WeContinue reading “Hope for the World Weary”

Random Acts of Christmas

Genie’s Note: This is an oldie but goodie from 2017. Enjoy and take a minute to think of ways you can spread joy through random acts of Christmas or whatever holiday you may be celebrating. One thing I like to do for the holidays is give a small (very small) token gift to people at random. Continue reading “Random Acts of Christmas”

“One of the main tasks of theology is to find words that do not divide but unite, that do not create conflict but unity, that do not hurt but heal.” — Henri NouwenRead more at https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/unity-quotes It makes me sad that one of the things that is dividing our country right now is our religiousContinue reading “Main Tasks of Theology”