Category Archives: Christianity

Not Too Broken

Posted on April 24, 2025 by suemariericker

“For it was you who created my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I will praise you because I have been remarkably and wondrously made. Your works are wondrous, and I know this very well.” (Psalm … Continue reading →

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Sourdough Bread

Posted on April 7, 2025 by suemariericker

Lest you think I’m going to become a food blogger, rest assured that I am not. I started making sourdough bread (something I have wanted to do for a long time) about 6 or 7 months ago. It has been … Continue reading →

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Hard to Understand

Posted on September 30, 2023 by suemariericker

If anyone understood the grace of God, the apostle Paul did! “I thank Him who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because He judged me faithful, appointing me to His service, though formerly I was a blasphemer, persecutor, … Continue reading →

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The Leaven of Herod

Posted on August 4, 2023 by suemariericker

The Leaven of the Pharisees Interestingly, I (and I am sure not only I) think about Jesus’ teaching concerning the Pharisees, particularly the admonition to “beware of the leaven of the Pharisees,” as relating to the followers of Jesus then, … Continue reading →

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My “Jesus Revolution”

Posted on April 19, 2023 by suemariericker

The theater was dark, though we got there early. A few people trickled in, but not many folks for the first showing Saturday morning. There were some young people, including my daughter and granddaughter, though I’m not so sure my … Continue reading →

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Can’t Get There From Here!

Posted on February 8, 2023 by suemariericker

I have some close ties to a religious cult (a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious, and its adherents). When I believed the things they believed, I didn’t consider it to be cultic, and I am sure they don’t, either. … Continue reading →

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Silent Night

Posted on January 21, 2023 by suemariericker

My parents were married on Christmas Eve in 1939; about eleven years (and a couple of sons) later, I was born. Four and a half years after that, my mother died. Christmas Eve was always special to me, but it … Continue reading →

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Keep Looking Up!

Posted on December 20, 2022 by suemariericker

I’ve heard the saying, “You don’t appreciate what you have until it is gone” (or something like that—I’m not sure I got the quote exactly right). For an example, as an American, I don’t really know the extent of freedom … Continue reading →

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Deception

Posted on November 19, 2022 by suemariericker

I don’t want to be deceived! …and I don’t imagine that there is anyone who does. The tricky thing about deception, though, is that anyone who is deceived doesn’t know it. There’s a confidence that it happens to other people, … Continue reading →

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“Behavior Modification”

Posted on October 19, 2022 by suemariericker

I’ve been thinking about this for a while—there’ve been several occasions recently that have trigged my thoughts about this topic (behavior modification), Christianity, and evangelism. Let me start with a quote I read recently, so you will have an idea … Continue reading →

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