Emily Parke Chase
Christmas is coming, and it is hard not to feel excitement building around us. Thanks for taking a few moments here to pause and reflect on “God’s Love Story.” My father was a thoughtful and quiet man. He did not get wildly excited except when his college team was playing on the ball field. So …
Read More Advent 2022 – Day 6Welcome back to the fifth of these Advent thoughts about “God’s Love Story”! Have you wondered how my father overcame the obstacle of distance in his love story? In that same February 2, 1941 letter, my father wrote, “She’s a perfectly lovely looking girl with that beautiful English coloring and complexion and she has the …
Read More Advent 2022 – Day 5Does it seem that Christmas is a long way off? Here’s another thought from our “Love Story” to help you during this period of anticipation. February 2, 1941…continued. My father had met this new girl, and he immediately wrote home to his parents, “Her name is Joan Lee-Cole, and her father is a minister in …
Read More Advent 2022 -Day 4Welcome back to the second installment of our Advent season. “God’s Love Story” unfolded over thousands of years, but ours will take only 24 days. February 2, 1941…Dad’s letters since the previous November were full of descriptions of girls he met in college and seminary. They went skating, watched movies, went on picnics, and danced …
Read More Advent 2022 – Day 2Advent is a time of preparation as we await the appearance of our Savior. This year, I’ve prepared another series of 24 devotionals but, of course, the theme is new: “God’s Love Story.” This December, we will take a journey through the early 1940’s when my father was attending seminary in New York City. He …
Read More Advent 2022 – God’s Love Story