We were taking a walk with our little dog after a storm. As we walked, I began to notice a number of small-to-medium-sized branches littering the ground. On many of them were various lichens and other kinds of tree-borne plants. At first, I just walked on by, unintentionally kicking one off to the side. But […]
God's love
New Windows, Part 2
(This is a follow-up to my post last week. You can read it here if you haven’t already.) Observing the transition from our sorry old windows to new, clear, cleanable ones was exciting. I watched with satisfaction as the installer removed one of the old windows, taking a few pictures along the way. I was […]
Insignificant
I was amazed. It started with the first peek over the rim. The closer I got, the deeper it went, and the more the impression grew. There is no way to feel like you’re some sort of big deal when you first encounter the Grand Canyon. It is incomprehensibly enormous. The statistics don’t do it […]
Being at Home
(Read John 15) The last couple of years, we’ve been forced to hunker down. When the weather’s nasty, it’s easy to get a warm mug of something to drink, a good book, a snuggly blanket, and just hibernate. However, the pandemic forced us inside for more than just a season. For some of us, we […]
Unmistakable Love
(Read John 13) The whole idea of washing someone else’s feet (or having them wash yours) makes many people cringe. Just the thought of becoming that physically engaged with someone with whom we are not intimate makes us uncomfortable. And maybe that’s the point of Jesus’ actions as recorded in this passage. Some time ago, […]
Dirt, Dust, and Ashes
Ah, Ash Wednesday! What a bittersweet reminder of what we really are… Say what? Human beings began as dirt. It wasn’t the wholesome substance with which we are familiar and in which something might grow. No, according to Scripture, humans were created from dry dust. Genesis 2:7 makes it clear that God started with the […]
All We Need
The Beatles once sang a popular song that had the very repetitious line “All you need is love.” There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done. Nothing you can sing that can’t be sung. … There’s nothing you can make that can’t be made. … There’s nothing you can know that isn’t known. Nothing […]