Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 2) This weekend a hearty snow storm swept across the southern part of the state covering our part of Jackson County in nearly a foot of fresh snow. I was away speaking at a retreat up in the tip of the Mitten at Camp Barakel. As always, it was delightful to […]
Discovered Light
One night last week we discovered another delightful feature of our little house on Bittersweet Farm. About eight in the evening I noticed a pattern of light on the upstairs bedroom floor just in front of my desk. For the first time since we moved in the sky was clear. The moon was waxing toward […]
Bittersweet Farm Journal (Number 1) The Story of Bittersweet Farm
This is one of the sweetest and most remarkable stories I have ever written. I trust it will build your faith and encourage your heart. Is God in it? Does it Have Character? On July 30 2017 I was called to pastor Bethel Church of Jackson, Michigan. When we knew we were moving to Jackson […]
Music Tonight on Bittersweet Farm
Tonight, only our second full day on Bittersweet Farm, Chuk and the girls visited. They arrived at dusk just in time to see more than a dozen deer quietly grazing in the field north of the house. After our meal (Thank you Harriet for the home-made chicken soup) He picked up an old guitar of […]
Bittersweet Farm
Today we sold Granville Cottage, our home for over ten years. On Saturday we will move to our new home a few miles from Bethel Church. God always named things or commanded people to name things. There were important reasons for that. We have named our new home Bittersweet Farm. Soon I will tell the […]
New Plans for the Red Jeep Journal in 2018
UPDATE–DECEMBER 29; The Red Jeep Journal mailing list has been growing since I came off the road and took the pastorate at Bethel. Mid-January, Lord willing, I will be replacing the Red Jeep Journal with a new newsletter. If you are subscribed to the Red Jeep Journal you will automatically receive the new weekly newsletter. […]