Conflict:Peace vs. Control
What is it about humanity that desires peace and longs for conflict? We want our lives to be as peaceful as a mountain lake on a still day; perfectly reflecting…
Author: Dale Heinold
A Demonstration of Humility
I was excited when mother asked me to help serve the Passover for the master. To be in the same room, to listen to him speak, perhaps to see a…
Experience, Not Empathy
I have a document of springboard ideas for Blog articles that I read through when I’m not sure what to write about. The list of ideas is made up of…
Sally’s Lost Doll
“Mommy, Lucy’s lost.” a tearful Sally reported. Mom stopped layering the lasagna, gave Sally a quick hug, and sat her on the counter. “Tell me all about it,” Mom said.…
Faith’s Review and Expectation
The rented jeep struggles against the high altitude and rough road as we approach Engineer pass. Tucked away in the San Juan mountains of Colorado is a jeep trail called…
Worry, Stress, Anxiety, Oh My!
“Casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.” (1 Peter 5:6–7, NASB95) Sounds simple, right? When worry, stress, and anxiety find their ways into our lives all…
Got Living Water?
There is a project in my garage waiting to be tackled, Grandpa Joe’s windmill. It’s a three-legged prairie windmill that was originally used to pump water from a farmer’s well.…
Freeze Frame: a Faulty Assumption
Ever have this experience? You meet someone in a store, a restaurant, or out on the street. You know that you know them, but can’t quite place them or recall…
Lost Son
Anyone that has raised a three-year-old knows this conversation or something like it: Dad: Tommy, it’s time to go to bed. Tommy: why? Dad: because it’s 8:30 Tommy: why is…
Lost Keys
I’ve lost my keys. Not all my keys, just the spare keys for the car my wife drives. So now, every time we go somewhere in her car I have…
Lost Sheep
During my youth, we raised sheep for 4-H and FFA projects. One night, very earlier in my sheep raising career, we received a phone call from a neighbor. He had…
What’s In Your Barn?
The barn is the most versatile storehouse on a farmstead. Most are multi-leveled and multi-purpose. A neighbor in my childhood had a three level barn. The lower level housed the…