Chosen?

Chosen?

After listening to Pastor Don’s sermon this week, about Peter’s shame after denying Christ three times, I started contemplating Matthew, chapter one, which gives account of the genealogy of Christ, and some of the Old Testament stories reflected within that lineage....
It’s a page-turner!

It’s a page-turner!

Boy, oh boy! The Bible is just chock full of intriguing characters, isn’t it? Some are known for their shocking antics and some for their astonishing obediences. Whichever, their places have been immortalized in Scripture. Their names alone can cause a reaction as...
Celebrating the same difference

Celebrating the same difference

Challenging words from Pete Greig: “Inevitably the media I consume starts to consume me. It realigns my neural pathways, amplifies my prejudices, and embeds unhealthy dependencies. The culture in which I swim inevitably shapes my most fundamental perception of...
And the story continues 

And the story continues 

A European railway tunnel under the Alps is just over 35 miles long. Trains zip through it at approx. 120 mph, completing the journey in about 20 minutes. Emerging in the daytime, to bright sunshine, travelers wince as their assaulted pupils attempt to constrict to...
Frog Symphony

Frog Symphony

During our most recent trip to the mountains of Virginia, we stayed at an Airbnb located in a remodeled boat house, right on the New River. Though there were other homes around, it was one of the most peaceful and quiet places we’d ever stayed at. Horace and I would...