The Roots of Endurance

The Roots of Endurance
“Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” –Hebrews 12:3
William Wilberforce spent 20 years of his political career trying to abolish the African slave trade in England and the next 26 trying to end slavery itself.  Along with this tireless pursuit, [...]

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The Shaping of a Christian Family

Several years ago, I watched a good friend go through a difficult, although necessary divorce.  Before it was even finalized, she began agonizing over the affect this split would have on her minor children.  Her main concern was the relationship or rather lack of that her children had with their seemingly apathetic father and how it [...]

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The God I Love

James 1:22 “…receive with meekness the engrafted word which is able to save your souls.”
The gardening themes in scripture have always had such rich meanings for me.  Being a lover of gardening myself, I think many times that this is one way I am being an imitator of my Creator.  He plants trees and flowers, [...]

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Death’s Acre–the end, or is it?

I’m one of the most squeamish people I know.  My friends find it quite entertaining that I erupt in continuous gagging at the sight of bugs being squashed or Survivor episodes where contestants are required to eat the local delicacies.  There have even been instances when I would hide in the back room, to avoid the disgusting [...]

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Giovanna: Angels in Hell

Recently I found myself in Borders Bookstore (go figure), but strangely enough I wasn’t looking for a book.  The object of my desire at this particular time was the new Josh Groban Christmas CD “Noel”.  Alas, they were already sold out, and it was only Veterans Day; but I was not to go home empty [...]

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“Somewhere…beyond the sea…”

It was on one of those rare trips alone with my husband that I first heard Red Sky in Mourning by Tami Oldham Ashcraft.  This book is amazing on many levels.  First, as a person who is absolutely terrified of the ocean (its immensity, its depth, creatures lurking below, etc.) I am also amazed and in wonder [...]

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The Cades Cove Story

Cabin and fenceOriginally uploaded by Gasparino1I remember my mother getting angry the first time she saw the movie Christie. She didn’t like the portrayal of mountain people as dirty, shoeless, and ignorant. “My father’s family were mountain people.” she said. “They were poor, but they always made sure their children had shoes.” However, this is [...]

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The Hiding Place

It is in the midst of adversity where we see a person’s true allegiance.  What they hope in, who they trust in–all of this is revealed within the crucible of suffering.  I don’t really feel I have ever suffered.  Oh sure, there are those minor things one deals with:  difficulty in childbirth, sickness, lack of [...]

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It’s about the book

…and going back to that bike ride.  This blog is definately “not about the bike”, it’s about the book; and that ride is definately a great segue into some good books.  In between the arguing about safety issues, we did get in some good conversations.  One of them was about things that “inspire” us.  My [...]

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Girl Meets God and Other Nonfiction

Well, I had intended to blog some more photos from my recent trip, but flickr seems to be down at the moment.  When I went to their site, they said they were having a “massage” and gave no estimate as to when they thought they would be up and running again.  So, I am back [...]

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