“To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…” (Ecclesiastes 3:1) The Lord gave me a word today about seasons as I walked a trail alongside the river at the base of a mountain. The air was crisp and cool and the leaves had fallen...
Why is winter special? I asked myself today. There really isn't very much to make it bright and gay. But then I took another look, and much to my surprise, A fairy tale of secrets was revealed before my eyes. The pine trees wear a white fur cap and an elegant matching...
It has been the longest Winter this year. First came the weeks of the polar vortex accompanied by record breaking, below zero temperatures, frozen water pipes, and wind chills that cut into your bones like an icy knife. Next came the snowstorms one after another...
When Springtime finally comes to the mountains of my home the days feel like a preview of paradise. Spectacular sunshine arrives to bath the woodlands in its golden glow, and there is hour after hour of lovely light. The temperatures rise and wrap everything in their...
"in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." (1Thess 5:18, NET) I was taking a walk in the woods on a late August evening. Suddenly, a cool breeze started to blow and a single red maple leaf broke off of its tree and circled down and...
We always look forward to Spring The sun will shine as we go outside to swing It is a wonderful time of the year The cold weather is gone, the birds are singing Spring is here I feel God's presence so clearly today It is so awesome I do not know what to say I know...
I forgot my Lord in the summer time, Just the time I was needed most. I was not away, but on each Lord’s Day I just failed to be at my post. I forgot my church in the summer time, As I lazily lay in bed, While the faithful few had my work to do, And I was spiritually...
"For to me, to live is Christ, and to die is gain. But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I cannot tell. For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far...
"You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men,...
“While the earth remains, Seedtime and harvest, Cold and heat, Winter and summer, And day and night Shall not cease.” (Genesis 8:22); "You have set all the borders of the earth; You have made summer and winter." (Psalm 74:17). In all of the seasons of the year, winter...