From the Ground Up

From the Ground Up

Lately, we’ve been soaring through the cosmos among stars and planets and galaxies. It’s been thrilling to find God’s fingerprint, His purpose, in it all. I need to come back to earth after this high-altitude adventure. And earth is my focus today. Clay, that is....
Loving the Read

Loving the Read

I love to read. I love analog books. I love bookstores. I can’t count the number of hours wasted/invested in browsing shelves looking for my next read. Years ago, during one of those hours, I saw a title that was something like How Things Work. The title made me...
Dispelling the darkness

Dispelling the darkness

Then God said: “Lights, come out! Shine in the vast expanse of heavens’ sky dividing day from night  to mark the seasons, days, and years. Lights, warm the earth with your light. It happened just as God said. God fashioned the two great lights – the brighter to...
Everything and so much more!

Everything and so much more!

I suspect God smiles in kindly amusement at our ‘great’ achievement of having reached the moon, just one of His heavenly bodies observable from earth. The moon is accompanied by 100,000,000 (or so) stars in our Milky Way Galaxy. Our galaxy is accompanied by roughly...
By Kingdom Standards

By Kingdom Standards

As Jesus prepared to go public with his ministry, he needed followers to train. Against all approved leadership protocol, he chose for himself twelve anti-heroes, individuals conspicuously lacking in heroic qualities. What did he discern upon meeting these men? Was it...
Beyond All Measuring

Beyond All Measuring

One step at a time. That’s a familiar motto. It applies to so many things beyond just encouraging a baby to walk (although each one of those early, wobbly steps is momentous and to be celebrated). Professional and Olympic athletes make crazy sacrifices to achieve...