I had an unusual experience last Sunday. During an altar call where we, as a congregation, brought our prayer petitions to the altar, I suddenly began to feel a surge of fear rising within me. I had left my Bible behind on the pew, with all of my notes for potential...
Iceland used to have forests. In fact, trees once covered 50% of their island. But that changed, and at the present time, forests have dwindled to a mere 1%, despite the many initiatives at work to reverse this trend.It was no wonder that upon hearing we were from...
Some think it's easy, but I didn't. I'd watched my grandfather do it for too many years.Growing a garden is relaxing but also taxing. Breaking up a piece of unplowed ground with a tiller emits sweat, filthiness, and if I'm not cautious a few words better left unsaid....
By this time tomorrow, I will have a purely ornamental water spigot. It will exit from one of the posts that grace my deck, and its primary function will be to serve as a hook for a plant.Up until last fall, this spigot served an important role in the lives of the...
"Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Sovereign LORD says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life." (Ezekiel 37:4b-5, NIV2)In Medieval times, orchards were often planted in the castle's cemetery.This may seem strange...
Galatians 5:22-23a - The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. (NIV)Our grape arbour is filled with grapes this year. What a joy it is to go pick this fruit directly from the vine. These are...
I've never seen such a lonely sight; As an apple tree with no fruit to bite. Empty fruit trees all around, no fruit do they bear; Empty world that's lost it's hope, for no one seems to care. The spoils of the rich and lazy, gotten by being plundered; From the backs...