I have a confession to make. I do not have a green thumb. When we purchased our house in June, we also inherited a lovely tomato and green pepper garden. In the early going, it was fun checking the garden and plucking tomatoes to share with others. For the first time in my life I…
It was a routine procedure that knocked me out of commission for one day. A bit weak and fuzzy brained from anesthesia, all I could do was rest in bed and watch television. So instead of the usual sports programming, I took in seven back-to-back episodes of the show, “Bones,” and loved them. This program…
Tears rolled down my face this morning as my Bible study lesson spoke about confinement. You know. Those times where God allows you to be isolated from the rest of the world. The periods of your life where you feel alone, without anyone to talk to. Have you ever felt confined? I remembered two stretches…
Wildfires, senseless violence, premature deaths. Sometimes it seems like the world around us is falling apart and it triggers a sense of desperation. There’s a feeling of helplessness. We are overwhelmed. The battle is larger than we can handle. Have you ever felt desperate? In 2 Kings 6, a vast Aramean army surrounded the prophet…
“Where are the Christmas boxes?” Once Thanksgiving was over I was determined to put some of the holiday decorations up, but they were in vats in the back of the attic. In order to get to them, I had to move countless other boxes out. It would require all the muscle I had, so I…