October brings the first true chills of the fall season. The winds turn to the north, and the changing leaves rattle in the breeze. We rub our arms, and we head for the fire. That’s where we will ...
Read more: Our SPICE God
What grips us in the dark of night? When the sun flees from our face, and the storm clouds roll in, what is the rock we find in the pit of our ...
Read more: Life Without Fear
We think of October as fall festival season, with pumpkins piled high, brightly colored leaves fluttering through the air, and scarves to keep our necks ...
Read more: Planting October’s Spring Garden
Most fruit does not like to be harvested early. Once picked, many like to be used immediately, although there are a few we can put in cold storage for short periods of ...
Read more: Left on the Vine
A gem is a gem, right? The properties of each are simple to recognize. A diamond is clear, a ruby red, and a sapphire? Only the deepest of blues will convince us that our gemstone is a true ...
Read more: God’s Gemstones
College wrestling is a game of dexterity. It’s also a game of intrigue, with all the plotting and false moves that trick an opponent into giving away his weaknesses, and therefore, giving up the ...
Read more: The Wrestler’s Strong Arm
There are people who plan their vacations each year around the advent of the annual fall foliage bloom. It is the culmination of the summer growing season, and it is generally regarded as one of the ...
Read more: Our MAGNIFICENT God
Any mother can relate to these words: “One more time, Mommy.” Whether they come while visiting the swing set at the park, or after a favorite bedtime story, they mean the same thing. It’s too ...
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A pie is a sugary treat that we love because is it so sweet. No one pictures salt as a primary ingredient of that most wonderful of desserts. It seems irrational to add salt to something we want to ...
Read more: The Truth Before the Truth
We’ve all seen the images of the dustbowl, that drying, dissected expanse of heartland that broke so many farmers in the first half of the 20th century. The rains didn’t come, inadequate farming ...
Read more: Our Dusty Beginnings
There are things in this world that simply make sense to us. They make sense to God, also. We plant a seed, and after a period of waiting, it breaks forth into new life. We cast a line, and before ...
Read more: The Afternoon Follows the Morning
Life is all about endings. We look forward to them. With our children, it’s changing that last diaper, finishing a rough school year, or celebrating the final day of the Little League season. Even ...
Read more: Then God Stretched Forth His Hand…
