The Detours of Life
Saturday, October 31st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Here's a quote that I believe is true, though I have a difficult time living up to it: “A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour.” How can anyone be happy taking ...
On Big Shoulders
Friday, October 30th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »A boy on his dad's shoulders, what a secure looking image. "The eternal God is your refuge and underneath are the everlasting arms." (Deuteronomy 33:27) Here's hoping you join me on riding on the shoulders of God today!
Fall Seeds Spring to Life
Thursday, October 29th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I was walking through the woods behind our place Monday afternoon, looking for pictures to take. I glanced down and saw all of these little seeds sticking to my bluejeans. I was only a couple of hundred feet ...
I’m a Link Between the Holy & Human?
Wednesday, October 28th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »"Do what I say, not what I do" is how we try to get out of taking responsibility for our actions. We may be smart enough not to use the phrase, for it incriminates us, but I'm thinking we still ...
A Two-way Relationship
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »It amazes me that the God of the universe created we humans in order to be in relationship with us. What I need to remember, then, is that a relationship is a two-way street. Though He's all powerful He will not ...
A Church Far from Home
Saturday, October 24th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Joe, a friend of mine and a member of the church I serve as pastor, is working at Camp Bastion, a British base in the middle of the desert in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. This is a picture of ...
Beyond Comparing Apples and Oranges
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »"Don't compare apples and oranges” is how the classic bit of wisdom goes. The advice is valid for it's impossible to compare two things that are not at all similar. So when it comes to God's fruit basket of people ...
Resisting Erosion
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »The accompanying picture is a scene I photographed in Mexico while visiting Julie and the family. Previously I posted a picture of a tree rooted by this same stream. Here's a pic of a tree that has experienced the erosion ...
In the News!
Saturday, October 17th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Watch a heart-warming story of a man in my church, Dave Lawrence, and how he collects discarded metal, etc. to help out a mission in Mexico. The mission is Fishers of Men which was founded by our son-in-law Victor and ...
“He Ain’t Heavy…”
Friday, October 16th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Our grandson Fidel, pictured here carrying a friend, Bernabe, is a different boy than a couple of years ago. Back then he was homeless in a Mexican village, defending himself against other kids with a slingshot. When our son-in-law Victor ...
