by Steve | Mar 9, 2021 | Easter, Resurrection
According to a reptile expert who gave a presentation to our school when I was in junior high, Pammel State Park near Winterset, Iowa has the unique designation as one of the best places in the United States to find rattlesnakes. The celebration of Easter highlights...
by Steve | Mar 26, 2019 | Easter, Resurrection
I got into our car last week to make a trip out of town only to discover that the gas tank was nearly empty. I was not excited about empty. Recently I reached into a granola bar box only to realize that it was empty. I was not excited about empty. Empty is not usually...
by Mike | Apr 6, 2018 | Bereavement, Death, Resurrection
Ralph Waldo Emerson mused, “Life is not measured by its length, but by its depth.” Still, death eventually knocks, and our standing before God determines how we answer. THE DOORWAY OF DEATH “No tabloid will ever print the startling news that the mummified body of...
by Steve | Mar 3, 2018 | Easter, Resurrection
I was shocked about a month ago when I saw robins huddled in a tree outside my study with 6 inches of snow on the ground. I thought they must be “seasonally challenged”, confused about what they are supposed to do. Mid-way through Lent I wonder if any of us who...