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I am continually struck by how little we know of God’s ways. Our unknowing is so large, it is incomprehensible. So we go with what we know and pretend that we know a lot. It’s similar [...]

Struggling with the economy… whose economy is it? The economic news seems to rarely not be sobering. And, we cannot seem to escape the daily litany. What is happening on the employment [...]

Perhaps it is a bit surprising to be seeing stewardship connected with voting or to be seeing stewardship connected with anything other than our annual pledge this time of year. But, stewardship [...]

The phrase “value-added” has become a catch-phrase in a variety of circles.  Simply put, it means enhancing something in some way, thereby adding to its value. We might think in terms of “new and [...]

A visit to the u-pick-it farm God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them [...]

Do not say, “I am hidden from the Lord, and who from on high has me in mind? Among so many people I am unknown, for what am I in a boundless creation?” Sir 16:17 I took some deep [...]

For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: Ecclesiastes 3:1 Throughout the Bible, there are numerous references to time. From the creation story through the [...]

Time, a precious gift For everything there is a season and a time for every matter under heaven:    Ecclesiastes 3:1 Throughout the Bible, there are numerous references to time. From the creation [...]

You are dust, and to dust, you shall return. Gen 3:19 It is difficult to think of oneself as dust. Dust is not very nice stuff. Some types of dust blow around outside making things dirty, making [...]