He Feels the Bottom

He Feels the Bottom

by | Aug 13, 2023 | 2023, Musings

There are so many wonderful moments in John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. (By the by, this is a great book for summer reading!) but a particularly instructive one is memorialized in a famous engraved picture. The artist captures the moment as Pilgrim is being swallowed...
The Nobodies Who Became Somebodies

The Nobodies Who Became Somebodies

by | Aug 6, 2023 | 2023, Musings

In the early pages of the book of Joshua, we meet a prostitute named Rahab. She is the one who hid the two spies that Joshua sent to check out the fortifications around the city of Jericho. While the two Israelites hid on her roof, Rahab sent the Jericho authorities...
The Discipline of Disturbance

The Discipline of Disturbance

by | Jul 23, 2023 | 2023, Musings

As you are reading this musing, I have just come back from ANOTHER trip to Alaska. Yes, I really do love that place. And viewing all the animals is the best treat! The eagles are my favorite. Those birds tend to build their nests way up high.  The parents gather...
We Serve the God of Details

We Serve the God of Details

by | Jul 16, 2023 | 2023, Musings

In his book, Billions of Missing Links, Geoffrey Simmons gives a rational and detailed look at hundreds of incredible mysteries in the natural world. He makes a compelling case for intelligent design (creationism) while documenting hundreds of things that evolution...
Living Intentionally

Living Intentionally

by | Jul 9, 2023 | 2023, Musings

Benjamin Franklin fascinates me. I have read several biographies on him, and although I doubt that he was a Christian, his character is worth reviewing. One thing that you will notice about Franklin was his obsession with the concept of living intentionally. Every...