Posts by Reform Ministry

READ MATTHEW 9:11-17      May is the month for high school proms. I know this because I found my niche designing and sewing prom dresses, bridesmaids, and wedding gowns part-time in the 1990’s. My apartment’s second bedroom was set up as a sewing room filled with stacks of eveningwear fabric, patterns, and sewing supplies. Within…

READ PSALM 139:1-6      A popular pastime for folks in our area and across the country is attending “Classic Car Shows” and “Cruise-Ins.” These wholesome events attract car enthusiasts who drive their well-preserved older cars to a designated venue for public display. Local Facebook groups advertise the meeting time, date, and location on social media…

READ REVELATION 22:10-24      The year 1892 was the height of the Guilded Age in American history, an era marked by unprecedented wealth belonging to a forward-looking group of entrepreneurs. At least 100 millionaires acquired fortunes exceeding $10 million dollars, an unheard-of sum of money at that time. It was estimated that nine percent of…

READ 1 CORINTHIANS 16:5-10      When I was making repairs to my home, I had a new front door installed. I also removed the broken doorbell and replaced it with a door knocker instead. The nickel-plated door knocker I purchased had a flat plate on it that was well-suited for engraving. I took it to…

READ MATTHEW 13:24-30      In 1995, my mom and I drove from Cleveland, Ohio to Ft. Myers, Florida to visit a retired couple who were our next-door neighbors when I was growing up. They moved from Ohio to build a new home in Ft. Myers within a golf course community where the homes encircled the…

READ JOHN 21:1-14      Fresh trout, sauteed in garlic butter with a of side hash browns. That was my selection from the breakfast menu when I visited Colorado with a ministry group years ago. I was struck by how different the landscape was there compared to my home state of Ohio. From the city of…

READ LUKE 11:1-4      Coin-operated pay phones, like pre-historic dinosaurs, maintain a lingering presence in quaint towns such as Chillicothe, Ohio where this picture was taken. Before mobile cell phones became prevalent, pay phones were available for public use at busy intersections, gas stations, and inside buildings. They afforded people valuable communication services outside the…

READ HEBREWS 12:18-24      Witnessing the foaming panorama of Niagara Falls from the Canadian side is a scene I will never forget. The drama of all that falling water was mesmerizing. I went with a friend on a church bus trip leaving from Cleveland, Ohio years ago. Neither of us had ever been to this…

READ MATTHEW 25:31-40      My husband and I believe in the value of saving for our financial security later. We are retirement age, yet we both still work. He works a full-time job and I work a part-time job along with writing and marketing my books. Fortunately, we find fulfillment in what we do for…

READ MATTHEW 11:25-30      “Welcome to the Geauga County Fair!” This was the sign posted in front of a towering ceramic Black Angus cow wearing a red cowboy hat at the entrance of a livestock barn. The county fair was also the scene of our first date where Barry, now my husband, and I agreed…