MARTHA VANCISE

Writing for 21st Century Pilgrims

APOLOGIES!

APOLOGIES!

My sincere apologies for all the emails you are receiving. I'm getting too old for this BLOG and AI stuff. I had deactivated a lot of my blog and when I activated it again, you were notified of each post. If I can't figure out how to turn the notifications off you'll...

CANS ALONG THE ROAD

CANS ALONG THE ROAD

The first year that I returned to Indiana, my sister and I spent a great deal of time together. She drove a Kubota utility vehicle and spent hours taking rides on country roads and catching up after being apart for nearly fifty years. We enjoyed photographing flowers...

A Really, Really, Really BIG God

A Really, Really, Really BIG God

The Hubble Telescope has given us images of the universe that have been almost beyond our comprehension, but when the Giant Magellan Telescope begins operations in 2029 it will produce images ten times sharper than those delivered by the Hubble. The GMT will address...

What Is Your History?

What Is Your History?

  Sometimes, when watching a couple of people, we hear the comment "they have a history." "Having a history," means they've been together in some type of relationship that probably included intimacy or conflict.  Most of that personal relationship was hidden from...

Pop-Ups

Pop-Ups

  Where can I find a Pop-Up blocker that works when I try to read my Bible and pray? It seems that when I pick up the  Word and try to have a conversation with God, pop-ups flood the screen of my mind.  I suddenly remember: I’m out of eggs- better put it on my...

VASI Lights

VASI Lights

Seeing the lights of a runway does not guarantee that a pilot will land an aircraft safely. The pilot must make sure that the VASI lights (visual approach slope indicators) line up properly. VASI lights appear as either white or red, depending on the angle at which...

Don’t Grab the Fiery Arrows

Don’t Grab the Fiery Arrows

The Evil One bombards us with fiery arrows every day. We know the danger of grabbing "temptation" arrows, but we often reach for and grab the "what if" arrows.  What if I lose my income? What if my cancer goes out of remission?  What if my teen makes harmful choices?...

Swaying Grasses

Swaying Grasses

No matter how young or old we are, no matter how few or many years we have walked with God, we are prey for the Lion. The Apostle Peter said "Be alert! The devil prowls like a roaring lion looking for someone to devour." Too often, we do not recognize the swish of the...

More than My Utmost …

More than My Utmost …

  Oswald Chambers is best known for My Utmost for His Highness. Those daily devotionals, though, are a small portion of Chambers' sayings, teachings, and sermons that his wife recorded: shorthand, verbatim, and published. The Complete Works of Oswald Chambers...