One More Thing…

I almost forgot! To go along with the fascinating sermon on the Fall and it’s effects… I did happen to notice that right in the midst of the part about the serpent, a wayward bat lost his footing in the rafters and flew two circles over our heads trying to Read more…

Fallen

Yesterday at church we heard a fascinating take on the Fall. There were several points that stuck in my head – maybe you will also find them thought-provoking: – All in the Family: From an African perspective, family relationships define most everything and the terms, brother, sister, aunt, uncle, etc. Read more…

Fully Un-isolated

Congo is in the news this week! Help is being sent for problems ongoing and seemingly unnoticed by the world at large for a decade. I’m infused with hope. This land I call my home frequently goes unnoticed.I’ve heard it called lots of different names this week: ruggedisolated‘Wild West’troubledpoverty-strickenbackwoods forgotten Read more…

flower

I feel like I have had precious little to put into our yard, but God has been gracious.  In the back there is a stand of banana trees that, in addition to producing far too many bananas (once they do), produce the most wonderful flowers.  Anyway, here is a taste.  Read more…