God saw everything he had made: it was supremely good. There was evening and there was morning: the sixth day. Genesis 1:31 Tuesday evening, after an amazingly delicious supper featuring the best sea-bass I have tasted in quite some time, I took Max Retriever for a relaxing walk in the waning light. There is something…
Because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death,to guide our feet into the path of peace.” – John 1:78-79 I have come into the world as a light, so that no one who believes in me…
Read more “You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light”
I rejoiced with those who said to me, “Let’s go to the Lord’s house!” Now our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem! Happy Monday, friends! I think I have said this before, but the experience of a wonderful Sunday morning is probably one of the best interventions possible in terms of setting up a good Monday morning and…
Read more Now our feet are standing in your gates, Jerusalem!
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they help us develop endurance. And endurance develops strength of character, and character strengthens our confident hope of salvation. And this hope will not lead to disappointment. For we know how dearly God loves us, because he has given us…
Read more On Eagle’s Wings: Once hope is let loose, there is no telling what may become possible
To everything there is a season,A time for every purpose under heaven: God has made everything beautiful in its time. Also God has put eternity in [our] hearts… Ecclesiastes 3:1, 11 It has become my tradition to summarize each month by posting the appropriate number of pictures. March had 31 extremely busy and eventful days, and there is…
Read more “God has made everything beautiful in its time.” March 2021 in Review – 31 photos
Unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted.Unless the Lord protects a city, guarding it with sentries will do no good.2 It is useless for you to work so hard from early morning until late at night,anxiously working for food to eat; for God gives rest to his loved ones. 3 Children are a gift from the Lord; they are a reward…
Be very careful, then, how you live—not as unwise but as wise, making the most of every opportunity… – Ephesians 5:15-16 I am a blessed man, and in so many beautiful ways. But for this post I’m just going to talk about my birthday. I need to share before it all gets too far in the…
Two or three times per year, usually at the height of spring or fall, I take a walk around the historic North Main Street district in Wake Forest, Nikon DSLR in hand, looking to document the season. This year I’m a little early, mostly because I wanted my Florida niece to enjoy a beautiful North…
Read more Walking Wake Forest’s North Main Street in late March (we live in such a beautiful town)
Train children in the way they should go; when they grow old, they won’t depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6 Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. – Psalm 127:3 I have two posts to share today. First, Rebekah and I enjoyed a really good visit with Heather and Sarah Alexander.…
“The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are healthy, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are unhealthy, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness! – Matthew 6:22-23 NIV Tuesday I spent…
