For behold, the winter is past; the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.Song of Solomon 2:11-12 This is the start of our 9th April here in North Carolina, but I am still just …
- seeing beauty in the bare trees behind our house The Creator has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart; yet no one can fathom what God has done from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11 It's another grey, cold, wintery day here in Wake Forest. We've had rain, there is …
Continue reading Beauty on a Gloomy Day; Hope for Gloomy Hearts
- looking toward my parents' home next door I have two choices here. I could write some exciting inspirational content based on my men's group this morning (we really did have an illuminating conversation that I'd love to share). Or I could drop in a few more photographs from this glorious spring weekend. I think …
God saw everything he had made: it was supremely good. There was evening and there was morning: the sixth day.Genesis 1:31 - with Max Retriever Tuesday evening 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 …
“And why do you worry about clothes? See how the flowers of the field grow. They do not labor or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of these." - Matthew 6:28-29 Here in Wake Forest, this looks to be the breakthrough weekend for springtime color. …
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- Beks and David bringing the smiles Keep your eyes open for beauty and joy - they show up absolutely everywhere you could possibly look! This week's Photo Friday is a bit of a mixed bag. Of course I have to feature some of the wonderful images from Miami. Our three Campbell grandchildren are just …
Continue reading Every picture tells a story: Four (category) Photo Friday
What do people really get for all their hard work? I have seen the burden God has placed on us all. Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. …
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The irresistible imperative of new life, the promise that is new and fresh every year, the irrepressible undeniability of hope.
ours is a resurrection faith and it will reveal itself in new and challenging ways for as long as I have the eyes to see
This time of the year I could easily post day after day of photographs documenting the bright loveliness of springtime around Wake Forest.
Derek Maul: Words, Photographs, and Food for the Journey 