Growing up in the South, my Mom always dreaded when Springtime came along, because it meant we would be switching to Daylight Savings Time, or as she always called it “fast time”. As such, she also always looked forward to Fall, when once again the clocks were turned back to her favorite time, “slow time”. …

Being Joyfully Content “Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! Let your gentleness be evident to all.” Philippians 4. (NIV) “I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need and I know what it is to have plenty. I am eternally thankful …

SMOLDERING SPIRIT OF FAITH The Bonfire A few weeks ago my wife and I were visiting our good friends in southern Mississippi for a long weekend. Our friends have a beautiful farm and homestead surrounded by acres of hardwoods, pines, and bushes. Over the summer months they had collected a pile of dead hardwood trees, …