God Is on His Throne
When I thought from time to time yesterday about what to say to you this morning, one word kept coming to mind: PEACE And with that word, peace, came the the beginning of this hymn: Peace, perfect peace, in this…
Category God Is Still in Charge
When You Feel Like You Don’t Have All You Need
Yesterday I began listening to Persuasion by Jane Austen. The audiobook reader began with a brief biography of Austen. She said that Austen was the daughter of a minister and that he was also her tutor. Austen died in 1817,…
Waiting
I’ve been waiting for this lone iris to bloom. On Monday it seemed to be closed tight. I was surprised to see it open yesterday morning. Lots of waiting is like that. We don’t have a clear idea about when…
What They Really Wanted
On Monday afternoon I took a break from writing to sit on the front porch absorbing the beautiful sunshine and fresh air. As I sat with my feet up, I continued listening to a book which will, at first, seem…
We Are Always Like the Birds
We’ve watched barn swallows down by our barn for the last 17 years, but we’ve never seen a performance like the one we saw on Saturday morning outside our front doors — yes, doors plural, not a double door, mind…
History Gives Hope
Ray read recently that one of the benefits of learning about history is that history gives us hope. I agree. Knowing that people have been through really tough times before helps us know that we can, too. This photograph of…