In the vision of Isaiah, recorded in chapter 1 of the prophecy of Isaiah, the kingdom of Judah is beset by war,fiery destruction, crime, and sickness with no cure. Strangers move in from other countries; people flee fortheir lives. Amid this tragedy, verse 8 contains nine Hebrew words. Bath--a woman, a daughter.Tsion--a conspicuous guiding pillar or sign [in … [Read more...] about A Garden of Cucumbers
Lessons From a Bald Cypress
Recently, on a Sabbath afternoon, as we watched the ordination of Pastor Wilson Bridges, we saw everyone kneel, in appropriately socially-distanced fashion, during the ordination prayer. They all rose safely from kneeling. When we attend Sligo Seventh-day Adventist Church in person, most attendees kneel in congregational prayer; those in choir and in … [Read more...] about Lessons From a Bald Cypress
True Colors
Psalm 139:23,24 NIV Autumn is my favorite season of the year. The heat of summer wafts away as cool breezes lift leaves from their branches and flutter them to the ground. Their chlorophyll has done its sugar- producing work; sweetness flows down to the tree roots to provide energy for winter. Now the leaves show their true colors. Conifers, such as … [Read more...] about True Colors