Tag Archives: creation
Why the Heavens Sing for Joy
It is too small a thing for those who are rescued from death to be gathered into little groups of self-congratulatory societies. (Isaiah 49.6) The sequestering of the recipients of God’s grace in Christ Jesus is a hellish activity. The salvation work … Continue reading
Hopefully In Love
“For in Christ, neither our most conscientious religion nor disregard of religion amounts to anything. What matters is something far more interior: faith expressed in love. ” (Galatians 5:6, The Message) It is far easier to be religious than to … Continue reading
The Changing of Seasons
And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing. (Ezekiel 34.26) I really enjoy the changing of seasons. I … Continue reading
Meet Your New Grand-Mama!
I think you bear a distinct resemblance, don’t you? You think not? Well, there are approximately four million years of mutations, I mean “improvements,” between you and Mama Ardie. Personally I think she is an improvement on Mama Lucy who, I … Continue reading
Awesome…I Mean It!
In the ’80’s “Awesome” became a byword. Pretty much any thing that surprised us or we thought was a positive, even the genuinely insignificant was declared “Awesome!” It is now two decades later and our sense of awe about anything is gone. The … Continue reading
The Original Star Song
Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?…When the morning stars sang together and all the sons of God shouted for joy! (Job 38.2a, 7, NASB95) Before the advent of artificial lighting, the stars were a wondrous … Continue reading