Sep 27, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling
They that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint. (Isaiah 40:31) This word of the prophet Isaiah has been memorized and is the favorite verse of many. But...
Sep 20, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling
Yesterday’s Commercial Appeal (9/19/21) had this big headline: MORE THAN TALK. It was the story of a Mississippi doctor who bought a hospital that was about to close. Dr. Kenneth Williams, who saw patients there, learned the hospital was likely going to close and...
Sep 13, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling
On a camping vacation in the Rocky Mountains I was amazed at a certain green plant on ledges of a bare rock. There is no dirt for its roots, yet it tenaciously clings to the rock through wind and storm. A park ranger provided the answer to this plant’s mysterious...
Sep 6, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling, Uncategorized
A news article shared the fact that a New Jersey school district was removing the names of all holidays from the school calendar so as not to offend anyone. The decision came after a raucous debate in a public meeting about the decision to replace “Columbus Day” with...
Aug 30, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling
There is all the difference in the world between playing a role and being a truth. There is a popular fable that confirms this. A motherless tiger cub who was adopted by goats and raised by them to eat grass and bleat as they did. It wasn’t long before the tiger cub...
Aug 23, 2021 | Pondering and Kindling
We ought to glory in our troubles, for we know that trouble produces endurance, and endurance, character, and character, hope, and hope will not disappoint us. (Romans. 5:3-5) This word of Paul, in his Letter to the Romans, is one of the amazing affirmations in the...
