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What hath God wrought Numbers:23,23 I took a walk after dinner along the road cresting our subdivision. The air is refreshingly cooler than it has been. I walked a little farther than usual, looping away from the clubhouse toward an … Continue reading →

Indeed, You have made my days as handbreadths and my age is nothing before You. Psalm 39:5 Life is so full of surprises, isn’t it? A week ago today I drove to New Meadows to pick up the mail and … Continue reading →

The LORD is in His holy temple; the LORD’S throne is in heaven; His eyes behold, His eyelids test the sons of men. Psalm 11:4 Years ago I inherited a small prayer book from my German Oma which holds a … Continue reading →

The Christian response in 2016 to a turbulent world where the enemy seems poised to lie, kill and destroy us must be radical love and forgiveness. It has to originate in faith, in the God of Love who according to … Continue reading →

But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you,[b] 45 that you may be sons of your Father in … Continue reading →

Tonight  after dinner, I turned off the news and took a long walk. I needed to get away from the constant coverage of violence, hatred, shootings and anger which seems to be the news media’s only focus. The incessant focus … Continue reading →

Two days ago, I lost another friend to cancer. Right now I am not thinking about “her brave battle” with this terrible disease as so many people seem to say afterwards. There is nothing admirable about cancer or the enemy … Continue reading →

 Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me. John 15:4. I went outside early this morning to take advantage … Continue reading →

Then the little children were brought to Jesus for Him to place His hands on them and pray for them; and the disciples rebuked those who brought them. But Jesus said, “let the little children come to Me and do … Continue reading →

I am not a master gardener.   Most of what I have learned about gardening has been by trial and error. For almost 20 years since we moved into this house, I have planted and dug, replanted and moved countless flats … Continue reading →