Growing Deeper Into the Soil of God's Word to Bear Fruit For His Kingdom
"Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen." Luke 24:5 In looking through Luke's account of Jesus' resurrection (and glancing at Matthew, Mark, and John), I was struck by the fact that none of them record the resurrection itself. There are plenty of witnesses to the... Continue Reading →
It was 1:30 in the morning when my pager went off. There was a house fire about eight miles from town. My first real, serious fire. As I struggled out of bed and into enough clothes to head over to the fire station, a part of me regretted having joined the local fire department. I... Continue Reading →
Our cat Julian is a very curious and spunky eight-month-old kitten. Recently I came across a website which introduced the concept of homemade puzzle feeders. This seemed like something Julian would really enjoy, and so I decided to try it out. If the toy failed miserably I could simply recycle it later. I took a... Continue Reading →
But God said to Jonah, "Is it right for you to be angry about the bush?" And he said, "Yes, angry enough to die." Jonah 4:9 Chapter 3 of Jonah ends with what would have seemed the perfect opportunity to celebrate. The disaster is averted, the people saved, God decided not to destroy Nineveh! People should... Continue Reading →
It was barely a day and I was already a mess. Olga left last week to head to Calvin College for the annual Calvin Worship Symposium. She was excited to go and we were both eager to see what she would learn at the conference. I figured I would be fine. There was food in... Continue Reading →
They are like trees planted by streams of water, which yield their fruit in its season, and their leaves do not wither. In all that they do, they prosper. (Psalm 1:3) What do you picture when you hear this verse? Do you picture a lush tree beside a beautiful stream of water? A mighty oak... Continue Reading →
And he cried out, "Forty days more and Nineveh will be overthrown." And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth. (Jonah 3:4b-5) Jonah 3 is a reboot of the first chapter, but with one major variation: Jonah's obedience. God told to Jonah to go... Continue Reading →
Etz Pri 