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"A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. By this all men will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another." (John 13:34-35 NIV) I decided to take it easy today and just do a little work around the...
"So I rebuked the officials and asked them, 'Why is the house of God neglected?' Then I called them together and stationed them at their posts." (Nehemiah 13:11) It was an old Gothic church built in the early part of the eighteenth century. It sat in what was once the...
Bread is one of those essential things. I know its meaning has been stretched to include ‘a meal of any kind’ or ‘food of any kind’ but to me it means what it says. It means ‘bread – loaf of.’ There is nothing more basic and honest and homely than a loaf of warm bread...
Long dry spells and droughts are often broken by savage storms. The soil is fragile because the grass covering has died, leaving the soil naked and exposed to the elements. Topsoil is washed away leaving only hard sub-soil for the next crop and the loose soil around...
"The Spirit and the bride say, 'Come!' And let him who hears say, 'Come!' Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life." (Rev 22:17 NIV) It seems like it takes more and more money to buy fewer and fewer things...
After two early false starts, our pair of Lineolated Parakeets, Splash and Chine, finally came of breeding age. No longer did we discourage them from nesting—not that it had done any good when we DID try to discourage them!—and it didn’t take them long to find the...
New seedlings that sprang up under the White Cedar tree were destined for the mower blade. They were growing in the wrong place and their characteristics were wrong for the area. So what if I could do something to give them a new life in a new place? Taking the...
"Now judgment is upon this world, now the ruler of this world will be cast out." (John 12:31 NASB) You were adorned with precious gems and gold. The deep purplish red translucent ruby, the prismatic crystals of topaz, and the shimmer and glimmer of diamond splendor...
“I know that there is nothing better for men than to be happy and do good while they live.” (Eccl 3:12-13 NIV) I celebrated my 40th birthday recently, and it wasn’t nearly as scary as I thought it would be. In fact, it was a beautiful day full of laughter and...
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous! Do not tremble or be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” (Joshua 1:9 NASB95) [1] Joshua was commanded by God to do some things. He was to lead the Israelites into the Promised Land and...
"For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men." (1 Peter 2:15 NKJV) It looks like Autumn is sneaking in a bit early this year in the forested mountains of my home. Tiny splashes of red, yellow, and orange are...
Happy art thou, O Israel: who is like unto thee, O people saved by the LORD, the shield of thy help, and who is the sword of thy excellency! And thine enemies shall be found liars unto thee; and thou shalt tread upon their high places. Happy are thy men, happy are...
“Is not Boaz, with whose servant girls you have been, a kinsman of ours? Tonight he will be winnowing barley on the threshing floor. Wash and perfume yourself, and put on your best clothes. Then go down to the threshing floor, but don't let him know you are there...