Category Archives: Spiritual Devotions

“One foot in the grave” is a figure of speech used since the 17th century to express that one is close to death. This week I had the rare privilege to live in the literal meaning of this statement. Some might wonder if I’ve had a hospital visit or accident, it’s actually a little moreContinue reading “One Foot in the Grave”

If you’re not the sharpest tool, the next best thing is to have the sharpest tool. For several years we burned a lot of wood. Cut down a lot of dead trees and burned 8-9 cords of wood every winter. Beautiful red oak I might add, much to my woodworking father’s dismay! Sorry dad. DullnessContinue reading “Not the Sharpest Tool”

You leave your mark (for good or bad) in a number of ways in a number of places. There was a perfect storm of a George Carlin bit about “stuff”, an opportunity to preach at Lakeview Covenant, and a garage(garbage) sale we were having for a mission trip on the Saturday before the sermon. UsuallyContinue reading “Stuff, Treasures, Garage Sales”

Don’t yawn already, it might be interesting! It’s growing season and trees are bursting at the buds to push growth, A little trivia for you, shrubs and trees have several types of buds; terminal, secondary, and latent buds. A terminal bud is the biggest bud you see in the picture. The secondary buds are theContinue reading “Terminal Buds, Apical Dominance!!”

Paul Harvey is famous for bringing us the rest of the story. Before you get to the rest you have to be left hanging. The tension and anticipation, the longing we have to fill in the blanks is a curiosity. It’s one of the reasons I love black and white photography. Since there is noContinue reading “The Rest of the Story”

So we moved to a new ministry location and a blessed church member gave us a jar of the above, it was a delight! A great combination of texture and flavors and a change up from all the apple butter I’m used to. The great news was that the church property we live at hasContinue reading “Outside of What I Know”

pre·ci·sion [prēˈsiZH(ə)n] NOUN Of all the words one could use to describe me, precise would not be unbelievable, there are flashes of it in my work and interests, but it would not be a top 10 type of quality. I recognize the value of precision in certain arenas of life. Accountants, brain surgeons, finish carpentersContinue reading “Precision”

The cover of snow has melted and revealed a couple of large holes in my landscape. It reminds me of the sinkholes you hear about around the world, it seems like Florida makes the news once in a while for this phenomenon. In fact, there is an area in Florida called sinkhole alley. It’s usuallyContinue reading “Sinkhole Syndrome”

The uneven heating and cooling of our planet is the source of this joy and living on a semi-barren plain, it is a constant reality. Generally speaking, it can be a wearying presence. But sometimes a breeze is an improvement over some stale humidified air. I woke up this morning to the sounds of aContinue reading “The Winds of Change”

Certain pictures always capture my attention. This picture was taken on the set of “The Passion of the Christ.” A little break in the filming. What’s the first thing that comes to our mind when you see this picture? Like most of us, I live in some eagerness to have a conversation with Christ someday.Continue reading “Where Do I Start?”