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Continue reading →: Christmas Hope in the Midst of ConflictFrom Bethlehem to the Nations: SAT-7 Shares Christ’s Birth Christmas is a season of light, joy, and celebration, but for many across the Middle East and North Africa, it is also a season shadowed by conflict, displacement, and poverty. In the midst of these realities, SAT-7 is faithfully broadcasting the…
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Continue reading →: AdventAs I’ve reviewed several descriptions of Advent, a common thread of thought is that of a time of reflection looking forward in preparation. We celebrate the birth and first coming of Christ as well as look forward with preparation in mind for the second coming of our Lord Jesus. In…
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Continue reading →: More Christmas recipesHave you tried the peppernuts yet from our last newsletter? They are called “pay-pa-nates” in Low German, or Plaudietsch, which my character, Gertie, would have been speaking. I tried the extra suggestions to make the process go easier, and it did! After the dough had been in the refrigerator for…
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Continue reading →: Go it alone“We can go it alone.” The trend in churches today seems to be thinking we don’t need a governing body over us, we can go it alone. Then they pull away from association with a greater body to become independent. This is a dangerous move in today’s environment. Satan prowls…
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Continue reading →: Oops!Sorry to confuse you, but my brother pointed out an error in my statement in the very last line of my post. I’ve corrected it. Please read the last paragraph again for the update.
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Continue reading →: Anabaptists, Mennonites, Amish, Oh my!So, what’s the difference? Martin Luther started it all in 1517 quite unintentionally. He didn’t realize how farreaching his statements would be when he criticized the established church for imposing indulgences to grant full or partial remission of the punishment of sin. But because of the invention of the printing press, his…
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Continue reading →: There and here…Gertie & Isaac vs. Lewis & ClarkAs I started my first book, I researched the political climate in Prussia at the time of this story and compared it to what America was experiencing at the same time. The Revolutionary War in America had just ended, and Lewis & Clark were striking out on their venture to…
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Continue reading →: Miles City to Yellowstone: A Journey of SurprisesAfter arriving in Miles City we hunted for a place to eat. This town apparently rolled up the sidewalks at 7 p.m. and it was now 9:30 p.m., way past our dinner time, and we were hungry. It ended up that McDonald’s was the only place open. We got two…
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Continue reading →: Navigating the Perils of GPS Misadventures“These dang GPS’s! Why would they take us all the way across the province in the opposite direction than we want to go? Just to be on a main highway all the way? We’re not afraid of secondary roads. We can go the way we went last time. We know…
Marilynn Lester
The journey never ends…
He who began a good work in you shall perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ. – Philippians 1:6
Current Project…
The Long Trek
A story about a family walking alone from Danzig, Prussia, to Chortiza, Southern Russia, in the early 1800’s. Napoleon and his soldiers are dominating the countryside. Gypsies are roaming by clans from place to place. The main character, Gertie, has a lot to process in dealing with people outside her comfortable Mennonite community and learning to forgive people within her home community. Her desire to reflect the love of Christ puts a challenging perspective on her encounters with other people.
Marilynn…
Was raised in the Mennonite community. She can trace her roots way back to the 1700’s in Prussia. Marilynn, as a history buff, has always been curious about the trip her ancestors took from Prussia to Southern Russia (Ukraine) and what they could have encountered between the two points. Marilynn has done an incredible amount of research to discover the political and social climate of the day and is attempting to put it in fiction story form for other readers to enjoy.
Marilynn invites you to join her on this journey of discovery.
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In 212 instances out of 250 the most influential person (in an individual’s life) had been a woman. – Eugenia Price, Woman to Woman.
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