Snowy memories

It snowed last night. Winter snows in Tucson are usually confined to the tops of the mountains that surround our city. Mt. Lemmon, at 9,159 feet, has had about 50 inches this winter, which is a good year for them. Every so often the snow makes it down to the 3,300 foot level where we live, and we ... Continue reading

Apostles’ Creed: I believe in God

I believe in God... —The Apostles' Creed“The materialist philosophy (whether true or not) is certainly much more limiting than any religion…. The Christian is quite free to believe that there is a considerable amount of settled order and inevitable development in the universe. But the ... Continue reading

What is the Apostles’ Creed?

I believe in God, the Father almighty,      creator of heaven and earth.I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,      who was conceived by the Holy Spirit      and born of the virgin Mary.      He ... Continue reading

Power, life, and love in the blood

I'm going to talk about blood. If you're squeamish, you might look for a post about kittens and puppies.After working in our yard, I often return to the house with my arms covered in bleeding scratches and punctures. The desert is alive with thorns, many of them cleverly barbed and remarkably ... Continue reading

Who influences us?

One day soon after [healing a man] Jesus went up on a mountain to pray, and he prayed to God all night. At daybreak he called together all of his disciples and chose twelve of them to be apostles. —Luke 6:12-13 (NLT)Right from the start, Jesus attracted a lot of attention. He said provocative ... Continue reading

Is the Sabbath just about resting?

On another Sabbath day, a man with a deformed right hand was in the synagogue while Jesus was teaching. The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees watched Jesus closely. If he healed the man’s hand, they planned to accuse him of working on the Sabbath.But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to ... Continue reading

The Martian and lifegiving hope

Imagine you're an astronaut, part of a team sent to explore Mars. Then imagine what you would do if by a weird and terrible set of circumstances, your team abandoned you and left you alone on the red planet.That's the premise of Andy Weir's engaging science fiction novel, The Martian, which has ... Continue reading

Days of future passed

"Today I know that such memories are the key not to the past, but to the future. I know that the experiences of our lives, when we let God use them, become the mysterious and perfect preparation for the work He will give us to do." Corrie ten Boom, The Hiding PlaceTime flies. Time waits for no ... Continue reading