Jean Owens

Some years back, in Southern California, a 12-year-old boy was brought to the hospital. He had been thrown from a horse. The boy had been… Read More »Advent Week Two

It happens every Christmas. You can count on it. Repeatedly, as the days lead up to Christmas. You hear the big question. What do you… Read More »Advent Week One

From the time, I was a teenager, I would raise vegetables in a large garden. What I couldn’t raise, I would go to U-pick farms… Read More »How to Celebrate Thanksgiving

It seems as if there is road construction on every street and road in the county. I don’t know why. It most likely has something… Read More »The Road of Life

A couple of weeks ago, a long-time friend of mine passed away. He had a long full life, but it is still hard. He had… Read More »Good Grief

Let’s go head on with the burning question this Halloween 2021. Who is the devil? Where did he come from? Or where is he headed?… Read More »Halloween Part 2

This time of year, is unlike any other in many respects. Every shopping center and grocery store is filled with all sorts of candy, costumes… Read More »Halloween

Hebrews 12:10-11 God disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share in his holiness. 11 No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later… Read More »The Wake Up Call (Part 3)

Ephesians 5:14 This is why it is said: “Wake up, sleeper, rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.” When I was in my… Read More »The Wake Up Call (Part 2)

In 1883, it is said that in New England the sun didn’t rise! The people woke up to an eerie darkness. They went outside to… Read More »The Wake Up Call