Generation to Generation Archives

A Mother and Daughter

20 Aug

As a history writer, I use Google almost every day. I rarely pay attention to the Google Doodle. When I do pay attention, I am sometimes delighted; but sometimes the worldview makes me sad. The Google Doodle on August 13 was delightful. That day's image was the winning entry of the Doodle for Google ... View Post

Quiet and Simple Kindness

22 Jul

While Jesus was in Jerusalem for His last Passover celebration before going to the Cross for us, He packed in lots of teaching. Many of the parables and teachings we have heard most were ones He gave during that last week. One of those teachings was about the future judgment scene. Jesus talked ... View Post

A Message from John Winthrop – Choose Life

3 Jul

Tomorrow we, as a nation, celebrate Independence Day for the 243rd time. For the last two days, I have been sharing excerpts from John Winthrop's sermon he gave to his fellow Puritan travelers on the Arabella when they crossed the Atlantic Ocean. One hundred forty-six years passed between the ... View Post

A Message from John Winthrop – A City on a Hill

2 Jul

Yesterday we talked about Puritan John Winthrop's sermon "A Model of Christian Charity," which he spoke to his fellow travelers on the Arabella in 1630. Yesterday we talked about not embracing the world. Today we talk about being a city on a hill. Winthrop's sermon continued: Now the only way to ... View Post

Sweet, Honoring Fellowship

19 Jun

Jesus had been with His Father since before the world began. Now, Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was. John 17:5 Jesus and His Father had worked together to create the universe. He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn ... View Post

Living and Learning

12 Jun

Mamas worry when their children don't know everything the mama thinks they should know at a certain time. Sometimes it is hard to remember that learning happens step by step over a lifetime. Lessons and experiences build on one another over time. In Deuteronomy 11, God tells the Israelites to ... View Post