Tag Archives: Rooster

My dad seldom lit his pipe, it was used more as an aid. What kind of an aid comes in the form of a pipe? Just months before I was born, Dad had been diagnosed with a degenerative muscle disease affecting his neck.  He tried treatments, which helped some. He ...

Roosters have had a place in society for thousands of years. In America, they often bring thoughts of farm life in days gone by.  One imagines being awakened by their shrill crows long before the rising sun, thanks to their internal “clock.” The visitor to Key West, Florida, can watch ...

Recently, a member of my church gave a mini-message on Peter’s denial of Christ, where Jesus said, “before the cock crows you will deny me three times,” in Matthew 26:34. This conversation was also recorded in Mark and Luke, so it is an important story in scripture. The point the ...