I live near the Columbia River. I have grown up with amazing views of water and towering basalt cliffs. Across the river near us is a rock cliff that plunges straight into the water. It is one of my favorite spots on the planet. Near the place this cliff begins is a simple cross. One …
Salt. We are familiar with salt……I am too familiar with salt. But in the ancient world, they had a much broader perspective of salt than we have. One of the uses of salt was for fertilizer. Thus, it was “salt of the earth.” (Christianity Today Oct 2016 “You are the manure of the earth”) We …
We are currently facing a crisis we have not faced in our lifetime. How are we to think and what are we to do? We can find many opinions on the subject, but I want to address the crisis in a certain way. This is not an exhaustive view and does not negate the necessity …
I live in a farming community. I have learned to measure my year by the activity in the fields. Winters are quiet with snow covered fields. You know when spring has come, because the canals fill with water and the tractors are in the fields. The fields require tending throughout all the seasons and stages …
Love. Isn’t that the great subject that floats out there in front of us and never seems to go away. To be loved is probably the most innate and basic of human needs. Nobody is exempt from its yearning. We long for people to love us in a sincere unconditional manner. But, someone to love …
