by Marilou Lyons | Apr 4, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
Thinking about Jesus’ death with Elizabeth Rice Handford WARNING: Content disturbing, but in the end, exhilarating. Among their many other dubious achievements, the Romans of the first century perfected the art of the execution of criminals. The Romans had no...
by Marilou Lyons | Mar 28, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Ask my kids, and they’ll tell you I’m a competitor. I play to win. (Not that I always win, you understand; it’s just that I aim to win.) My competitive spirit is so strong, I find it hard, when I’m playing checkers...
by Marilou Lyons | Mar 23, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Do you remember, when you were a child, how very long it took for your birthday to come again? Later on in life, I’ve discovered, birthdays seem to come too soon. But it is true: tomorrow will come.And the question...
by Marilou Lyons | Mar 16, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford St. Patrick’s grave at Downpatrick How exciting it is to find out that what you thought was just a pleasant fairy tale about a brave hero turns out to be genuine, satisfying historic truth. That’s what happens when...
by Marilou Lyons | Mar 7, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Handford If you are a mathematician you already know what a mobius strip is. Since I’m not a mathematician, and have no hope of becoming one, the idea of a mobius strip facinates me. Take a strip of paper, hold one end of it,...
by Marilou Lyons | Mar 1, 2023 | 2023, Devotionals
A Word of Encouragement from Elizabeth Rice Handford Years ago my husband and I were walking through the Ford Museum in Dearborn when he stopped me by a huge Farmall F-20 tractor. “There,” Walt said, “that’s the tractor I bought last week. They’ll deliver it next...
