Yesterday morning I preached from the corner of the roof of Bethel Church without my wool topcoat for the first time. It was 65 and sunny. My preaching spot during these unusual times is directly over my corner study. The Bethel parking lot is almost full of cars evey week. (There is still room for […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 81) Bacon, Carrots, and the Grace of God
Last week was blustery and cold. It has been a March-like April week out on Bittersweet but the little daffodil bulbs we planted last year are flowering and the place is alive with birdsong. The window is open beside me and a tufted titmouse is calling out his two-note “peter-peter” with all his might. It […]
Hard Chapters Make the Story
I have on the desk before me a collection of short biographies “Every Christian Should Know,” by the late Warren W. Wiersbe. I attended the Moody Church in Chicago when Wiersbe was the pastor there. I have beside me under the window a collection of short biographies by Faith Cook and a biography of an […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 80) Gestures of Warm Humanity
Sunday was an Easter Sunday we will talk about for the rest of our lives. Because it is not safe to meet in large groups I delivered my Easter message from the roof of Bethel Church. The people came in their cars and listened to the message on FM radio from the safety and comfort […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 79) Three Waves of Hardship
Birdsongs and Sunshine I’ve been walking a couple times a day since I’m working from home. Yesterday I noticed the forsythia will open in about one more day of sunshine. After that we can expect a few more cold days yet. According to farmer’s wisdom it will at least spit snow three more times before […]