THE BIG WOODS
Wendell Berry wrote, “Always in big woods when you leave familiar ground and step off alone into a new place there will be, along with the […]
May 2020
FAMOUS FAMILY RECIPES SERIES
RECIPE #24 FRIED ROUND STEAK, MASHED POTAOES AND BROWN GRAVY Lula used to take the backside (dull edge) of her famous butcher knife and beat […]
TO YOUR NAME GIVE GLORY
“Not to us, O Lord, not to us, but to your name give glory, for the sake of your steadfast love and your faithfulness! Why should the […]
THE POWER OF QUILTS
Anne Lamott, popular author wrote, “I’ve always loved funky rustic quilts more than elegant and maybe lovelier ones. You see the beauty of homeliness and […]
THE BROKEN BODY
Frederick Buechner wrote, “When Jesus took the bread and said, “This is my body which is broken for you” (1 Corinthians 11:24), it’s hard to […]
WITHOUT A DOUBT
I was recently thinking about what it means to know something and to know it with as little doubt as possible. As I prayed about […]
PROVEN INNOCENT
The American legal system states that we are presumed innocent until proven guilty. Our theological system states that we are presumed guilty until proven innocent.Paul, […]
CONFESSING FAULTS
Jerome Ellison wrote in ‘Report to the Creator, “The relief of being accepted by God as a sinner can never be known by one who […]
GIFT OF TRUTH
Dallas Willard (1935-2013) wrote, “Truth is a gift God instilled into creation so that we can properly engage reality. In this way truth is like […]