Prayer is a very personal practice. Most folks I know would never pray in public unless they were reciting something they know by heart, like The Lord’s Prayer. And then they would only do that in a group. Our personal prayer lives are appropriately considered private territory. So, I’m going to share with you a […]
Month: July 2021
The Only Choice (Luke 6:46-49)
(Click here to read the passage) For the first time in hundreds of years, an earthquake struck near our home in the mountains. These are old mountains (the Appalachians), and, according to a seismologist who visited shortly afterward, “are not supposed to move.” When the quake struck, it destroyed homes that had sat in place […]
Tell-Tale Fruit (Luke 6:43-45)
(Click here to read the passage) I love trees. I can sit and stare at the big oak in front of our house for hours, tracing the branches, wondering at its shape, imagining how many leaves it has, and watching the wildlife that abides under its protection. In the fall, I am always taken aback […]