Bonnie Zickgraf

April 10, 2020 (original), revised March 2, 2025, April 16, 2025 Which is a more accurate statement? Forgiveness then Love … or … Love then Forgiveness? Are these words mutually exclusive? Can one word stand on its own without the possibility of the other? Do we forgive the actions or inactions of others first, so…

Original 3/31/24, revised March 3, 2025 Today’s Easter Scripture is from the gospel of Mark 16:1-8. 16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Salome bought spices, so that they might go and anoint him. 2 And very early on the first day of the week, when the sun had risen,…

I don’t often go to the movies anymore and I’m surely not a movie critic. But perhaps because I’m a retired pastor or just a curious older lady, I ordered tickets online for Angel Studios’ production of King of Kings. Thinking that spring break was still in session (and that there probably wouldn’t be a…

            Many of us report from time to time that we can no longer hear God in our lives. He seems like a million miles away and is not listening to our pleas in times of trouble or sorrow. We feel disconnected, even angry, waning in our faith.             We relate to the time during…

Originally written 10.8.2019, rev.2.19.25 Forgiveness is like money. It’s much easier to receive it than to give it, right? It’s much easier to ask for forgiveness than to extend forgiveness to others who hurt us, isn’t it? And then there is sin. It’s everywhere! It’s a fact of life. It won’t just magically disappear. So,…