I’ve been working for about ten years on being more productive and efficient. It’s been slow going, and I think only recently has there been more success than failures. What I’ve learned is my success directly stems from my dependence on God. The more I attempt to be in control, the more I fail; but Read More
Category: Bible
From Face Down To Running Free
We enjoy feeling happy more than feeling sorrow or grief. But the lows are as much a part of our lives as the highs. This past week had a low moment for me. I was physically tired; I was made aware of poor communication and leadership in me that was hurtful to others; I was Read More
Life Isn’t Perfect
One of my more foolish mistakes in life is to plan as if life was going to be perfect. I don’t know about you, but I don’t have perfect days. A healthy plan and approach to life has to include the challenges and distractions. So far in reading Psalm 119, things have been going well. Read More
How Can Anyone Be Pure?
We have pure drinking water, but we struggle with pure lives. We can have healthy food with clean plates and utensils, but we struggle to have clean hearts. We want to breathe unpolluted, uncontaminated air, but we don’t know how to remove polluted thoughts. How can anyone keep his or her way pure? Psalm 119:9 Read More
Getting The Feel of Reading God’s Word
One of the ways I struggle with fixing and building things is feel. How do you know when you’ve tightened the bolt and are not over-tightening? By feel. How do you know how when the wire strippers are going to cut the wire coating, but not the wire itself? By feel. You only get that Read More
How Work Leads To Blessing
I was recently diagnosed with rosacea, which is a reddening of the face. It doesn’t hurt at all and has no effect on my daily life. I am mostly aware of it because people see my face and will comment on it. So when the doctor prescribed antibiotic treatment, I was faced with a choice: Read More
Gardening Lessons – Growing Straight
We have a rose tree in front of our house. One of my daughters has been faithfully caring for it and it is loving the attention. The rose tree is full with beautiful red roses coming into bloom. But without realizing it, we planted our rose tree in a place without any block from the Read More
Gardening Lessons – Fruit Is A Gift
I walked by our peach tree this morning and am excited about the many peaches we have. They’re still green, so much more time is needed. Nearby is our blackberry vines, which look very healthy and flowering. There’s no berries yet, so much more time is needed. Having a garden means a lot of work, Read More
Gardening Lessons – The Slow, Faithful Way
I’m a little sore this morning, as we’ve been putting a lot of manual work into our garden. In shoveling, digging, planting, and weeding, I’m using some muscles I’m not used to using! The question is: will it all be worth it? What if after all of this work and expense there is no fruit? Read More
Gardening Lessons – I Need Help
For spring break, my wife and I decided to tackle some gardening projects. But we’re not experts; we don’t have green thumbs. We just have a desire to garden and grow. And so we learn. We talk to people. We watch youtube videos and listen to podcasts. And sometimes, we have good results from our Read More