Jonah: Are we so different?

Jonah: Are we so different?

There’s so much more to Jonah than just the story we always hear about him being in the belly of a great fish for three days.  When you read all four chapters of Jonah, you may discover that you’re not too different from him. Why? Because although he had a closeness...
Hopeless to Hopeful

Hopeless to Hopeful

Question number one: Have you ever been lost or separated from your family or friends? It can be terrifying for the one lost and the ones searching. For years, my mom and stepdad worked the Lost and Found station (an old caboose) at the Florida Strawberry Festival....
Are you a Funky Formation or Beautiful Creation?

Are you a Funky Formation or Beautiful Creation?

It’s that time of year when people are carving pumpkins and feeling fallish.  You may have already carved a pumpkin. The creatively chiseled creation just may be shimmering in the night on your front porch. If you live where the weather is cool, and it actually feels...
Eagerly waiting

Eagerly waiting

For all creation is waiting eagerly for that future day when God will reveal who his children really are. Romans 8:19 This morning I was sitting on the back porch, reading God’s word, and attentively aware of all the sounds of nature around me. I would read a few...