The Knight of the Giant In a village long ago and far away lived a giant. Not a bad giant as far as giants go. He never ate people, (at least as far as anyone knew) and never consumed more sheep, goats, and other livestock than needed to support his great girth. The residents of […]

Acts 16:7 After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not. Context: Acts 16:6 And they went through the region of Phrygia and Galatia, having been forbidden by the Holy Spirit to speak the word in Asia…. Acts 16:8-10 So, passing by Mysia, they went down […]

Psalm 42:11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.   Context: Psalm 42:1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O […]

I love the forest.  It beckons to me. Its air smells good. I drink in the fragrance of damp moss, wet tree trunks, wildflowers, and  rotting stumps already creating new life. I feel the crunch of pine needles under my feet. I hear branches creaking, and the feet of woodland creatures shuffling as they scurry […]

Psalm 42:11 Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou disquieted within me? hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of my countenance, and my God.   Context: Psalm 42:1 As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O […]