Gas Station Blues Upgrade
- October 13, 2016
- by
- Lori Travers
Running late, as usual, I peered down at my gas gauge icon. Could I make it to my destination on, say, four tablespoons of petrol clinging to the bottom of my tank? Ok, I decided. I’ll stop at the nearest Kangaroo (yes, that’s a gas station for those who aren’t locals). Pulling in, I noticed an unusual amount of cars lined up waiting on the pumps (picture 1973 Oil Crisis…maybe not quite that bad). I scratched my head and waited. When it finally was my turn, I swiped my card, entered my zip...
He Careth for You
- October 05, 2016
- by
- Chris Lawson
I love Charles Spurgeon. He was a British, Baptist preacher and the pastor of Metropolitan Tabernacle in London for 38 years. Spurgeon is widely...
Seeking and Seeing Him
- October 03, 2016
- by
- Holly Paulette
I wrote recently about how I’m seeing God in new places. New pastures, specifically. And now, I can’t stop talking about it, and God...
My Despicable Little Secret
- September 29, 2016
- by
- Lori Travers
I knew that title would draw your attention. I’m smart like that. I’m also a grammar Gestapo, I can tell the temperature within...
Could It Really Be That Simple?
- September 08, 2016
- by
- Ned Erickson
I read this the other day… “If your only goal is to love, there is no such thing as failure.”
Wait. What? Really?
Yes. Yes really.
Love...
Leper
- September 01, 2016
- by
- Lori Travers
It sure must have been lonely being a leper. At the depth of need for human compassion and touch, the tormented soul was...
Hitting Reset
- August 21, 2016
- by
- Jessie Tucker Mitchell
There is a treadmill at my gym that seems to have a mind of its own. Some days, I can walk an hour straight...
Imagining the Impossible
- August 19, 2016
- by
- Josh Godwin
My dad has worked my entire life in a steel fabrication shop, cutting and welding together heavy plates of steel to make other things. ...
Water Slide
- August 19, 2016
- by
- Lori Travers
Grasping onto futility is painful. Letting go affords less pain, but frequently more fear. So we decide in that “rock-and-hard-place” place to hold...
New Pastures
- August 17, 2016
- by
- Holly Paulette
There’s a farm near our house. For my agriculture-inclined husband, it’s the perfect escape from our sweet townhouse community. For me, it gives me...