Tag Archives: Devotional

This old school is located in Bishop Hill, Illinois; it hasn’t seen full classrooms in a very long time.  For many of us, it is something of a picture of our lives; we went to school when we were kids … Continue reading →

You can learn quite a bit from looking at a tree.  Do you see any ‘lessons’ here? Consider its location; it’s set apart from the woods behind it; it’s set apart from the crowd.  It isn’t brand new, in fact … Continue reading →

I took this picture, but I really don’t know what’s going on; I’m not sure they do either! Do you ever feel that way? If nothing else, there is an interesting range of reaction in this photo… To tell you … Continue reading →

Does the truth really count for anything anymore? Does anybody really care, or is the truth just whatever it seems like to me? Does government tell us the truth about anything, say the economy for instance?  Do athletes tell the … Continue reading →

I came across this scene on a hot summer day not long ago and do you know what popped into my head?  Wow, looks like a lot of work! Good old-fashioned hard work has been considered a great virtue for … Continue reading →

All of us have had the experience of something not quite working out the way it was supposed to.  It could be a career move or a relationship.  Maybe it was a business investment or a new church.  Let’s face … Continue reading →

I hear on the news that the weather is hot in most of the US… wow, imagine that!  It’s hot in July… OK, all smart comments aside, it has been pretty hot recently in our area.  Lucky for me, I … Continue reading →

We live in challenging times; can there be any doubt about that? High prices, high unemployment and no end in sight.  Wars, rumors of wars and no apparent rationality to any of it.  Crazy judges, crazy politicians and crazy people … Continue reading →