So Be It
The bully blue jay is back at my feeder — yet another example of God’s creation of remarkable beauty until the mouth opens. But if it weren’t for him and his annoying screech to all his friends, the...
View ArticleWhere Thanks is Absent
Did you watch Little House on the Prairie? Did you read the books? Do you remember in The Long Winter how the girls had to stay under the covers all day just to stay warm (alive) in that harsh...
View Article‘Tis the Season
The all school Christmas program — remember? Girls in frilly dresses and boys in ties (some of them), cranky parents and crying babies. You see it all at that program too — the parents filming every...
View ArticleThe Best Valentine Ever
I read a love story last night. It was quite different from the smut novels I read in college or even the “Christian” romance of my high school years (interspersed between reads of Frank Peretti and...
View ArticleA Walk Under Orion’s Belt
I walked under Orion’s belt last night. You know, that big body-looking constellation that rises with evening this time of year — well, at least here in the flatlands. I was walking to the parent...
View ArticleNoah’s Waters
Where are your thoughts lately? Among Noah’s Waters today, I remembered that I am part of something bigger than myself. Is not the murky water in the canal I sat next to this morning the same water...
View ArticleInto Dark Waters
We have a new old favorite place. It is a short walk away and is open again to passers-by. A few years back, one of the land owners had roped it off and chased us off with colorful threats, showering...
View ArticleSand and Seashells
Maybe you haven’t noticed, but I have only posted 4 times this whole year in a blog nearly 5 years old. I have heard and seen God many more times than that, right? And honestly, every now and then...
View ArticleEasier to Plan than Thank
It is my pleasure to be teaching the preschool Sunday School class these days. I remember back from my substitute teaching days half the high school class that walked out on me after discussing that...
View ArticleWitness of Omission
If you read last time, you know I am teaching in the preschool Sunday school class. Last week we learned about David and Goliath — inspired by finding a parachute in the teacher prep room. The kids...
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