Shortcuts
Today the GodPlantedAGarden blog shares a guest post… People seek shortcuts. Get rich fast. Lose weight quickly. Improve relationships in days. Own it now with easy financing. Self-help gurus offer titles such as “Six Steps to XYZ” and promise results for the price of the book or the monthly subscription to the training materials. There […]
Out on The Hill
Families, like religious organizations and corporations, have their own languages. Outsiders hearing certain well-worn expressions may have little clue as to the actual meaning. The Nichols family members, offspring of “Pop” and Perditia Nichols, often speak of taking someone “out on the hill.” That sounds like an outing in the woods, possibly a snipe hunt […]
Digging for Treasure
If you knew for certain that treasure was buried in the backyard, would you grab a shovel? Most of us would move digging to the top of the priority list as we thoroughly examined the search area. Forget about distractions like eating or sleeping. Treasure waits the persistent hunter. As grandson August left for C.S. […]
Stagnant Water Stinks
Angel Fork (aka Little Browns Creek) added much flavor to my childhood. We called her “The Creek”, and invested many hours discovering her treasures. Turtles, crawdads, lizards, minnows and the occasional arrowhead were the major prizes. Miraculously none of the gang suffered snakebite or contracted typhoid in those waters, but bug bites, scratches and scrapes […]
Memorizing Scripture
Sometimes dabbling is OK for example if I wanted to try my hand at painting or possibly woodcarving. My brothers excelled at both practices, but I have no guarantee their talents were included in my make-up. Dabbling when it comes to following Jesus Christ is not OK. In His words to the Laodicean church (Revelation […]
David Shot First
Imagine a mere youth walking onto the battlefield alone while scores of experienced and outfitted soldiers waited behind to see the outcome. For forty days morning and evening, Goliath, the champion of the Philistines, stood in the space between the armies of Israel and Philistia taunting his opponents. Goliath pleaded for a man who would […]