Having a Gardener

Having a Gardener

My grandmother had what they call a green thumb. I believe she could stick a twig in the ground and it would blossom like Aaron’s rod in the Bible. She had a garden that was the envy of the neighborhood in the Silver Lake District of Los Angeles. You had to climb two...
Teaching Again

Teaching Again

I am enjoying the series on Nine Women of the Bible that I am teaching at my church. We had a great discussion last week on the Woman of Samaria, and this week we’ll talk about Martha, the woman who hosted Jesus and his disciples many times in her home. When I wrote...
Get It Done

Get It Done

There seems to be a web site by that name in our city, but from experience, the title doesn’t seem to be working for a lot of people. Perhaps they are understaffed and just cannot get to everyone in the time people want them to. My son, Steve is not only a nurse but...
The Sound of Rain

The Sound of Rain

March has been a month of rain! Lots of it! Not only is the ground saturated, but we’ve also had an abundance of another kind of rain: The Holy Spirit. Starting first at Asbury University in Kentucky but spreading to other campuses across the country. Evangelist Mario...
Portraying Mice

Portraying Mice

Working with the illustrator for my little mouse book has been enlightening. Someone suggested they should wait until the book comes out and get their fees then. I looked into that but these illustrators don’t work that way. They get paid upfront whether a publisher...