Monday, July 2, 2018

“He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” Psalm 23:3b. Righteousness. A character trait pretty much out of favor in today’s “me first, I’m okay, you’re okay, anything goes” culture. Yet, if we are to...

Sunday, July 1, 2018

Psalm 23:2-3: “He makes me lie down in green pastures, He leads me beside quiet waters. He restores my soul.” What an image: luscious green pastures, a quiet pool of water. Who wouldn’t be refreshed by time spent in that way? Yet some people continue...

Saturday, June 30, 2018

The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want.” Psalm 23:1 What words of comfort those are when we never seem to have enough. Maybe it’s money or a better car or a new cell phone or some other thing that we humans count as vitally important in our daily lives....

Friday, June 29, 2018

Yesterday’s rain really helped relieve the drought, didn’t it? Just watch and see how the grass, once brown, now changes to brilliant green and leaps out of the ground. The rain has brought refreshment to the land, but what about your soul? Have you been...

Thursday, June 28, 2018

Although it’s not my favorite thing, occasionally I find my best option to be fast food. It’s not the food that I find troubling, though, but the lack of respect shown to customers. Honestly, I think that at one particular franchise they train their...

Wednesday, June 27, 2018

Yesterday, while working in my orchard, I noticed that my cherries are nowhere near ready to be harvested. At this time last year I had already picked several quarts. Perhaps it was the “late” Spring, but something has kept my cherries from sizing up and...