There is a dead tree in my front yard. It was planted last year, and even though I watered it (but maybe not enough) it never took root. It is withered and totally barren. I was going to dig it up, but my wife asked me to let it stay. ...

Ecclesiastes 3:6 A time to gain, and a time to lose; In life there are many milestones, if we’re fortunate enough to reach them.  My twenty-first birthday was a huge milestone I can recall vividly. My parents gave me a surprise birthday party in our backyard.  It was a beautiful ...

James 1:17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Sometimes a fond memory fills our mind, and we find ourselves meandering through the corridors of time past. Flashes of ...