J.R.R. Tolkien
“If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”
Still Enjoying South Africa
It’s been a couple of weeks since we returned home from South Africa, but we’re still talking about the many things we enjoyed. Sua du Plessis from Christian Arts took us to Moyo, a restaurant across the street from the hotel in Melrose Arch. Moyo is Swahili and means “soul”. Sua ordered for us, knowing …
Psalm 104:24
“O, Lord, what a variety of things You have made! In wisdom you have made them all. The earth is full of your creatures…”
Shamwari Photo Safari
Chris and Ems Johnsen of Christian Art Distributors flew Karen Watson, Rick and I to Port Elizabeth, where they rented a van and we drove an hour to the bushveld of Shamwari. Oh, my, we saw giraffes in the distance! I didn’t expect to see animals so soon. In fact, I thought we would be …
C.S. Lewis
“Is there any pleasure on earth as great as a circle of Christian friends by a good fire?”
South Africa Adventure
Seeing South Africa has been a dream of mine for a long time. Rick has been there three times, always on business, and never saw more than the airport, scenery flashing by a taxi window and the inside of a hotel. When we received an invitation from Chris Johnson at Christian Art Distributors to come …
Ephesians 6:10-11
“Finally, be strong in the Lord, and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, that you may be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.”
From Worrier to Warrior
Five minutes of watching a news program or reading a newspaper and one thing pops out about people. Americans are drunk on worry. The list of what we fear is long and varied: climate change, illegal immigrants coming over the borders, terrorist cells popping up like tares among the wheat. We worry about the rising …
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Life is not so short but that there is time for courtesy.”
(un)Common Courtesy
I’m having trouble watching the news these days. I am so tired of men and women commentators trying to talk over each other. Interrupting someone used to be considered rude; now it’s the name of the game. Each side is so busy trying to get their viewpoint across they never hear what the other side …