Wednesdays with Wendy

This week has seen several terrorist attacks. The lives that have been lost are from different faiths, different ages, and men and women. It is hard to fathom how to stop these attacks and it can be frightening.

One of the most meaningful moments (there were several) on my recent trip to the Holy Land, happened on Sunday evening when we all gathered in the hotel lounge to watch the online worship service of St. Luke’s.

Today – this very moment – is a gift to you. What will you do with it?

Each year our family colors Easter eggs. Every year seems to get busier around the Easter holiday and this year seemed especially difficult to coordinate everyone’s schedules to allow us […]

Tonight the Chance to Change Foundation held their annual Celebration of Recovery event. A Chance to Change is an organization committed to providing hope and support for those who are […]

I am in Baton Rouge for the HS youth mission trip. They are working with a program at First UMC of Baton Rouge that helps to repair homes in the […]

Today we heard the tragic news of the death of Aubrey McClendon. He was killed in a car accident this morning; yesterday he had been indicted on charges that as […]

I was looking through some of my pictures and came across this one from a year ago; it still brings a smile to my face. It is a picture of […]

The season of Lent is a time of preparation. It is the 40 days before Easter (not counting Sundays) and it is meant to prepare us for the celebration of […]

Today is Ash Wednesday and marks the beginning of Lent. Lent is the 40 day period (not counting Sundays) before Easter. Ever since I was in junior high, I have given up something for Lent. Every year I read articles and hear comments about how insignificant it is to give up things like diet coke, coffee, or sweets (my Lenten sacrificial mainstays) and I fully agree.