Oh Zucchini

Oh Zucchini

Every year I plant it. Every year I savor the first harvest. Every year I cannot find enough recipes to use up my zucchini before I get sick of it. Every year my neighbors hide from me and lock their car doors to avoid “zucchini drops.” There are some things in life...
What’s Your Sign?

What’s Your Sign?

What is your purpose in life? We have lots of Christian glow words to answer that question: to glorify God; to enjoy Him forever; to share His Good News. While those may be true, the dark side to those answers is that to feel like we have purpose, we have to look...
Compassion When Life Hurts

Compassion When Life Hurts

Some weeks, life simply hurts. While wincing with emotional pain, I read passages such as Matthew 9:36 about the compassion of Jesus and I think about my call to have open eyes and ears to see the needs of people around me. I have been told many times that I have a...
Restored Beyond Drought

Restored Beyond Drought

Drought. Heat. Parched soil. Inadequate water. Thirst. If you take a close look at this picture, you will see the impact of drought on crops planted in the most fertile of soil.[1] We know that rainfall is desperately needed to restore this corn field—but what is...