Cecil F. Alexander 1848
“All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful, the Lord God made them all.”
Animals Among Us
Rick and I live in town. It takes five to ten minutes to drive to the supermarket, the mall, post office, bank and hospital (a nice thing to know with the march of time and years). One of the main boulevards people use to get from one side of town to the other is two …
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“They (the people) replied, ‘You must show us a miraculous sign if you want us to believe in you. What will you do for us? After all, our ancestors ate manna while they journeyed through the wilderness! As the Scriptures say, ‘Moses gave them bread from heaven to eat.’ Jesus said, ‘I assure you, Moses …
American Idols
One idol that periodically troubles me is food. Or maybe it’s weight. My mother got on the scale every day of her life and adjusted what she ate according to the numbers. It sounds obsessive, but she was health conscious because she had been very ill with tuberculosis in her twenties. I saw a picture …
2 Timothy 3:16-17
“All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It straightens us out and teaches us to do what is right. It is God’s way of preparing us in every way, fully equipped for every good thing God …
Bible Study Fellowship
I got into the “Life of Moses” BSF class! I am so jazzed! The class was full and leftovers (like me) packed into several pews hoping the wait-list would not mean waiting too long. I finished the eight year course a few years ago, “graduated”, and was therefore (rightfully) at the bottom of the list, …
John 6:28-29
“They said therefore to Him, ‘What shall we do, that we may work the works of God?’ Jesus answered and said to them, ‘This is the work of God,that you believe in Him whom He has sent.’”
The Grand Canyon
I read a story the other day about an expedition that traveled the Colorado River into the Grand Canyon. About halfway in, the explorers hit dangerous rapids. Some of the explorers were thrown from the boats and died in the turbulent waters. Others managed to make it to the riverbank. The river ahead looked threatening …
The Trouble with Pillows
Every now and then, I go out and wander around. It helps me think. Sometimes I window shop. Sometimes I buy. After wandering around today, I came home with two new pillows in vibrant turquoise, hoping they might add snap to the wheat-colored sofas and the other (eight) pillows of subdued colors. Rick’s cheek gave …
Joshua 24:15
“If it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve … but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”