Sunday evening, we came home from church to find our pantry had been ransacked. Spices lay in the floor. Boxes and pouches lay askew on their assigned shelves. Cans lay on their sides, overturned at some point during the process. And from the way Mitch, our shepherd mix, turned and ...
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The world is full of evil and we have no way, it seems, to stop it or effectively deal with it. But what is evil? Evil is defined as “morally wrong or bad; wicked”, but what does that even mean, to be morally wrong? To be morally wrong is to ...
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I have to assume I’m not the only person to wonder what God wants from me. In fact, I’ve even heard my father say, “I wonder what I’m going to do when I grow up.” It’s a chronic plague among humans to always feel at the bottom of the ladder. ...
Read More »A Little Less HGTV; A Little More Contentment
“Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, therewith to be content.” ~ Philippians 4:11 We live in a world of bigger, better, more. At every moment, we are confronted with in-your-face advertising campaigns for updating phones, cars, jewelry and more. ...
Read More »Do You Bear Much Fruit?
Having grown up on a farm in the heart of Indiana, I know the importance of a fruitful yield from seeds planted. It relates directly to the farmer’s future livelihood. Whether it is an expansive field of corn, wheat, oats, or a backyard garden of green beans and tomatoes, or ...
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