An Alaskan Surprise
There are many things that come to mind when someone mentions Alaska. Among them are snow, mountains, cold weather, dark nights, endless days, northern lights, moose, Klondike gold rush, and…
Category: Encouragment
Walking the Waves
At the moment of this writing, I’m on a cruise ship in Alaska with about 1900 other passengers. For most of our voyage we sailed the Inside Passage which is…
Rainbows in the Storm
God often speaks to us through the world around us. The other day I saw a storm in the distance. Beneath the dark and heavy clouds, a partial but wide…
What Are You Expecting? Disneyland or Denali?
Denali National Park is six million acres of mostly untouched wilderness. I say mostly untouched because there is one long road, 91 miles in length, that reaches into the park.…
A Parable from Ketchikan
One morning a fisherman saw a strange and wondrous sight. “What is this I see that rivals Moses’ bush?” says he. Upon rowing a tad closer he wondered some more.…
Like Father, Like Son
Following Jesus is a lot like this picture. I usually use stock photos for Lambchow, which I purchase through a service. However, the photo attached to this article was snapped…
Unite My Heart
One day at a nearby campground Chet was settling in to listen to the Cub-Cardinal game on the radio. Now Chet was not just a Cub fan, he was THE…
A Little Word that Means Everything
I’m old enough to remember the Apollo space flights and the day Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon. In grainy black and white, we watched the white-suited astronauts bounce…
Big Questions, Important Answers:Who is Worthy to Break the Seals?
How many times have you been asked to change your password or had your credit card prematurely replaced in the last year or so? In the past nine months, there…
Big Questions, Important Answers: Why Seek the Living Among the Dead?
Ever had that moment when you’re looking for something and you just can’t see it. Like the car keys sitting on the counter that you’ve looked at 100 times. Or…
Big Questions, Important Answers: What Is In Your Hand?
The next big question comes at a time of failure. The story of Moses and the Burning Bush is familiar to most of us. For our purposes, we are only…
Big Questions, Important Answers: Why Are You Angry?
For a moment think about volcanos. Some throw lava high into the air in a pyroclastic display that rivals the best fireworks. Others spew enormous amounts of ash, covering a…