Lessons from the Land

Lessons from the Land

It’s easy to overlook how God enriches our lives through challenging circumstances. Growing up on a farm in central Texas, I was an eager beaver to learn how to operate big equipment, but didn’t always appreciate the hard work expected of me. Now, as I reflect on my...

This Side of Time

This Side of Time

“‘… Have you seen the treasury of hail, which I have reserved for the time of trouble …?’” Job 38:22–23. A faithful friend of our family sits patiently above our fireplace mantel, its golden pendulum swaying back and forth, unabated for the past decade. Like a...

Sneaky

Sneaky

It had been about a year since it was cold enough to move all my back porch plants indoors, and I’d been thinking about it, but putting it off. (Yes, I still must get some twisted pleasure out of  procrastination—which is really sloth in five syllables—especially...