The Microwave Debacle of 2025
A friend (and church member) has limited vision. He cannot see the details of electrical connections and spatial configuration. He needed a little help with a “quick” job. His new microwave was set to be delivered, and installation was prepaid. This sounds easy enough. When the microwave was delivered, they announced they couldn’t install the […]
A Zebra’s Stripes
I stood in awe of God’s creation on the savannah plains of the Maasai Mara in Kenya. Our safari guide, James, confirmed how lucky we were to see more than the big five in one day. We exchanged the rhino for hippos, a hyena, ostriches, a herd of wildebeest, and cheetah. I saw that as […]
Building Codes
Building codes are a set of carefully prepared building standards, tweaked to specific physical areas. Through a strict approval process, they become a matter of law. Violations of these codes can abort an expensive project, initiate fines, or lawsuits, and make a building unsafe for occupants. God is a general contractor of sorts as He […]
Communion
There are two paintings entitled Supper at Emmaus. One, by Caravaggio (1601), hangs in the National Gallery in London, and the other, a Rembrandt (1648), commands a prominent place in the Louvre. Rembrandt had never seen any painting by Caravaggio. However, both capture the shock of the disciples who suddenly recognize they are with the […]
Connect
The idea of community comes from our sense of responsibility for one another. Through scripture, God encourages us to take care of and love our brothers and sisters.