War is ugly, devastating, stressful, families blown apart, and it has been happening since the beginning of time. While I lost friends in the Vietnam War, all of my family members made it back home from the trenches. I am the lucky one who got them back and got to hear their stories when I
The contrast between golden light and dark shadows is mysterious yet distinct. The light overpowers the dark in beauty, bursts of vibrant colors, and a beckoning to rest in the warmth of the Son. Yet within the darkness of the forest shadows glimmers of light still show through. Do you see it in the photo?
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Let us never forget the beauty of the earth. At dusk last evening the colors and sounds of creation were vibrant. Red and gold set the backdrop to the junipers and cedars. The clouds banked like a blue-gray sea with a rising up of a great white mountain. God’s people must rise up in Christ,
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Everyday gives us surprises. Some good; some not so good. I had gone out to take my dog, Batman, to walk one morning just before leaving for a pulmonary test for MUSC. Bouncing down the steps he went as I followed. Literally. I ended up face planted into the bottom banister with a nose bleed,
It is a wonderful world we live in designed by our creator. What inspires you; beauty, music, art, nature, singing, a good book, travel, oceans, animals, sunshine, mountaintop snowcaps, holiness, everything? We live in a wonderful world filled with multiple scenarios of visual inspirations. God filled the universe with mystery, the earth with beauty, and
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When I think back on my spine surgery this past August, I am reminded of the terror I felt as my granddaughter and I drove to the hospital at 4:30 am the morning of surgery. God had already done a mighty work in my mind, heart, and soul about it. I was at peace, trusted
Truth is hard to swallow when we like wallowing in our sin. We live in a world and culture that really enjoys doing as we please, ignoring danger, and changing minds based on wants and whims while ignoring real needs for the greater good, even within families. This is not Christ like behavior. What truths
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The only certain thing in life on earth is our relationship with Jesus. That relationship is personal. It requires focus and attention, every day. Meeting with Jesus every morning sets the tone for your day. Still, in our humanity, feelings and emotions have a way of overriding that whisper within when life becomes uncertain. This
Change can be upsetting sometimes because we like our routines. Yet, change for the better, the common good, for unknown excitement can be breathtaking. What if we embrace change differently? What if we see change as breathtaking, first, before our minds overthink the outcomes that may never come? After all the change of seasons from
Since the beginning of creation there have been wars, family blame, mistakes, greed, and plenty of sins, along with religious hypocrites. Even David committed adultery and had Bathsheba’s husband killed in battle so he could have her for himself. The little shepherd boy who loved God fully and won a war with a sling shot
