by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Aug 19, 2021 | Devotionals, Faith, God, Personal Growth, Spirituality
“I know that there is nothing better than to be happy and enjoy ourselves as long as we can. We should eat, drink, and delight in our work because these are God’s gifts of happiness to us.” Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 Notes for Contemplation as You Use this...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Aug 12, 2021 | Devotionals, Faith, God, Personal Growth, Spirituality
“Have the same mindset as one another, love one another, and work together with united purpose. Do nothing selfish or conceited. Be humble, regarding others as better than yourselves. Look out not only for your own interests, but for...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Mar 12, 2020 | Faith, Journey, Personal Growth, Spiritual Maturity, Spirituality
One winter, the entire high school where I taught shared an ailment. It started with laryngitis, though no physical discomfort. Then it became a cough and a chest cold, which led to bronchitis for me. When I saw the doctor, he said it was viral, not...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Feb 27, 2020 | Faith, God, Journey, Personal Growth, Spirituality
Sometime after the New Year 2015, I experienced divine discontent, that feeling which is part God-nudge, longing, and dissatisfaction. All seemed well enough in my life, and yet something else called. In late February, while planning a church class, I...
by Rev. Jennifer L. Sacks | Oct 17, 2019 | Faith, Journey, Personal Growth, Spirituality
Years ago, as a young executive, I had a friend who seemed to walk on water. We hung out a lot, and I held her word as sacred. Often, I took her advice, even when the faintest still, small voice whispered that her way wasn’t best for me. Sometimes, I...
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