I have several pages open in my word processor at the moment. One has notes I am taking for class, three of them are assignments due in class this week, one is a story I am writing, and I have added to each one this morning. Between writing, I have read some out of my… Continue reading A Busy Morning Post
Author: S. J. Wells
I am a licensed minister, author, and homeschool mom. I am also totally blind. This blog is a mixed bag of my responses to all of that and more.
The Winter Blahs?
I think winter is getting to me. Earlier this morning I put a post up on Facebook that says, “I miss the little country church where we had Bible study on Wednesdays and where we sang the old hymns. I miss playing the piano and singing. Musicians and singers had more love for Jesus than… Continue reading The Winter Blahs?
Before Advent
It’s a sleepy morning. Even the cats agree. I hear them snoring on the couch, one beside me, the other behind me. Every time I ask my Alexa if it is raining, she says, “Rain is expected in about fifteen minutes.” LOL Soft Gospel music is playing on Youtube, the washer is going, and I… Continue reading Before Advent
A Post while Procrastinating
This morning while munching on Reese's Pieces, I researched the history of men’s underwear, ending on a funny and informative video from PBS. Before that, I researched the gates to the old city of Jerusalem. These two entanglements with Google have nothing in common except for me, that is. I’m writing a new book and… Continue reading A Post while Procrastinating
Martin Luther: A Human Hero
Introduction Martin Luther was not the first reformer with radical ideas that astounded the Catholic Church. However, he was a man with human characteristics, making for a hero of the faith with which we can identify. On the one hand, he was educated and studious; on the other, he was rather uncouth and rude. “Perhaps… Continue reading Martin Luther: A Human Hero
First World Problems
I have 15 minutes left of the audiobook I’ve been listening to. It has adventure, romance, mystery, action, and suspense, and it is written by a Christian author. I’m just about to figure out if the good guy survived being thrown out of the president’s plane. But the groceries needed ordered, the towels needed to… Continue reading First World Problems
The Development of Christian Rituals: A Paper on Early Practices and Their Foundations
INTRODUCTION Prayer, baptism, and Communion are common terms, whether or not one is familiar with church. This paper will discuss the development of Christian rituals and how their foundations can be traced back to Judaism. A ritual, defined by Merrian-Webster is “an established form for a ceremony. specifically : the order of words prescribed for… Continue reading The Development of Christian Rituals: A Paper on Early Practices and Their Foundations
Shannon Wells 