When I was a sophomore in college I met a new friend named Linda through a campus ministry we both attended. After a little while, Linda asked me if I would like to meet with her one morning each week to read the Bible together. I had been in a Bible study in high school, but…
APRIL 30, 2012 BY VICKIGATCHELL In Light of Eternity Photo courtesy of Tami Werling Years ago I attended a summer training program with a Christian ministry called The Navigators. It was a 4 week venture where a small group of collegiates, together with a few staff, met to work, to play, and to study the scriptures. It was…
Have you ever noticed what a difference it can make to change your gaze? Last Saturday I had a terrible afternoon. It shouldn’t have been that way since I had free time and I was with my family. The thing is, we were watching our Ohio State Buckeyes and they were playing poorly, just as…
It’s Friday night and I am finishing a week of posts about how we can only find lasting fulfillment in Christ. It seems fitting that I end with one of my favorite quotes from early church father St. Augustine of Hippo. Augustine lived in the third century after Jesus, and was a theologian and philosopher. I…
There’s a waterway in the woods at our farm that fills with several inches of water every spring during the rains. Scientists call it a vernal pond because it only lasts a few weeks in spring, just about as long as it takes for tadpoles to grow into frogs. For several weeks each year, the music of…
It’s not what you know, but Who you know I’ve done more reading in the last two years than I’ve done in the past 25 years put together. At least it seems that way. I’ve never been an avid reader, never gotten hooked on romance or adventure novels, and always found my relaxation in active things such as hiking…
I’ve had trouble collecting my thoughts today, so here’s a reblog from my old site. I can see how God has continued to work in this area since the post 3 1/2 years ago: MARCH 19, 2012 BY VICKIGATCHELL Hi, my name is Vicki, and I’m a perfectionist. (Hi Vicki!) It was my friend Lisa who first mentioned…
It’s been a year or two now (actually 20-something), since I was in college doing everything I could to get accepted to Ohio State’s physical therapy program. I remember how important it was to me, and how difficult. Physical therapy was, and remains, a course of study in high demand, but it enrolls a limited…
Tell me something you find irresistible. I love to walk in the quiet of the woods where I can hear every bird calling out his territory and each hickory nut pelting the ground in autumn. I’ve learned that if I climb high into the hunter’s treestand I can feel the gentle breeze on my face,…
For a few years now I have been making it my practice to set aside Wednesday as a special day. I call it my “chai tea and theology” day, and it is my favorite day of the week. On this day I spend extended time with God. I read and study His Word, and I…