Posts by Karen Rich

  The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated…

“That, however, is not the way of life you learned when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus. You were taught,…

  The rain and the snow come down from the heavens and stay on the ground to water the earth. They cause the grain to grow, producing seed for the…

Jeremiah 29:11  “For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a…

READ: Genesis 1:1-2:3, Genesis 2:4-7 My mom and I were Bible study buddies.  One day we were talking about how everyone has their own door into the Scriptures.  Ma added,…

True confession:  my Christmas tree is still up. It is an artificial tree, with flocking and pine cones on the branches, sort of a little fairy tale looking conifer.  There…

A 1998 book by Spencer Johnson, entitled “Who Moved My Cheese,” is a whimsical look at how its four characters, two mice and two humans, handle change.  The agency I…

When a baby is born, parents are filled with enormous hope for the child’s future. It’s a new beginning with the promise of boundless opportunity. We hold the little one…

1.17.2022 With the holidays over, the Christmas tree down and the decorations put away, we begin to venture out into the new year with optimism and hope. We ask our…

1.10.22 “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders, and he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty…