With the holiday season upon us, chances are you will be receiving some invitations. Now if you lay the invitation aside and don’t respond, you will miss the engagement. The hostess may prepare a sumptuous meal, decorate a beautiful table, arrange delightful entertainment and initiate meaningful conversation, but if you ignore or reject the invitation, you miss the blessing. (Read More)

We heard a lot about change in the last election. We are in the midst of changing seasons. And we’ve been making changes at Lighthouse too.

Last week when we experienced our first cold snap I started packing away summer clothes and pulling out wool sweaters. I love the change of seasons. I know fall triggers gloom for some, but thankfully, not for me. I am invigorated by the cool air, colored leaves and blue skies. Even the rain didn’t dampen my spirits, but signaled a call for a big pot of chili. Like the squirrels, I enjoy gathering acorns on my walks, but use them in my decorating. Some of you may find it hard to believe, but I find having one season all year long, BORING, even a perennially pleasant season like sunny Southern California or mild Savannah, Georgia. (Read More)

I just returned from speaking on Forgiveness Brings Freedom to inmates in the women’s prison. Dew4Him ministries put on an awesome, A-1 quality retreat for these women, complete with skits, music, a potter throwing clay pots, and a home cooked meal of barbecued chicken and homemade pies. So many inmates had signed up, the prison had to draw names, because they couldn’t fit them all in the gym.

They wear different colored uniforms to designate their sentence length, under five years or five years to life. The majority wore the color that represented the longer term. Some look so young. (Read More)